Shvata, Śvāta, Svatā, Sva-ta: 7 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit term Śvāta can be transliterated into English as Svata or Shvata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚvāta (श्वात).—A son of Brahmadhāna.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 98.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySvatā (स्वता).—Ownership.
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Svatā (स्वता).—personal regard or interest; अस्यां मे महती स्वता (asyāṃ me mahatī svatā) Svapna.1.7.
Svatā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and tā (ता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySvatā (स्वता).—[sva + tā], f. Relation to one’s own self, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 35.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySvatā (स्वता).—[feminine] tva [neuter] relation to one’s self.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svatā (स्वता):—[=sva-tā] [from sva] f. the state of belonging to one’s self, ownership (-tām paśyati, ‘he thinks it belongs to him’; rāja-svatām upapadyate, ‘it accrues to the king’s ownership’), [Śakuntalā]
2) [v.s. ...] = -tva, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySvata (स्वत):—[=स्वत:] (adv) of one’s own accord, voluntarily; spontaneously, ipso facto; self; ~[kriyā] self-activity; —[virodhī] self cont adictory; ~[pramāṇa] an axiom; ~[siddha] self evident.
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Ends with: Abhishvata, Ashashvata, Atyantashashvata, Chittashashvata, Cittashashvata, Haryashvata, Parishashvata, Rishvata, Shashvata, Vishvata.
Full-text: Svatas, Svatastva, Svatahpramana, Svatam, Svatahsiddha, Asvata, Svata:, Nihsvata, Vishvatahpani, Sarasvata, Svatva, Akalpita, Tarka, Rasollasa, Samsiddhika, Akshepa, Srij, Aho, Paratas, Api.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.2.283 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.9.2 < [Chapter 9 - The Happiness of the Yadus]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 11.47 [Pariṇāma] < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Text 4.99 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 4.98 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2927-2928 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Verse 2937-2938 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Verse 2944 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)