Shvetashvatara, Śvetāśvatara: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śvetāśvatara can be transliterated into English as Svetasvatara or Shvetashvatara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚvetāśvatara (श्वेताश्वतर).—He was the author of the famous Upaniṣad known as "Śvetāśvatara. Many spiritual and philosophical topics are discussed in this work divided into six chapters.
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyŚvetāśvatara (श्वेताश्वतर) is the name an ancient sage, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, “[...] On the bank of the Ganges king Suśīla saw a great sage, Śvetāśvatara by name who was a great Pāśupata, free from passions and wearing Kaupina (tattered garment). He besmeared ashes (bhasma) all over his body and had the tripuṇḍra mark on his forehead. The king with folded hands prayed the ascetic to accept him as a disciple and the latter admitted him into the Pāśupata order and taught him Pāśupata Yoga. [...]”
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvetāśvatara (श्वेताश्वतर).—[masculine] [Name] of a teacher, [plural] his school.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvetāśvatara (श्वेताश्वतर):—[from śveta > śvit] m. ‘having white mules’, Name of a teacher, [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad]
2) [v.s. ...] [plural]his school, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka [Scholiast or Commentator]]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚvētāśvatara (ಶ್ವೇತಾಶ್ವತರ):—[noun] name of one of the upanishads.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shvetashvatarashakha, Shvetashvataropanishad.
Full-text (+192): Cuvetaccuvataram, Shvetashvatarashakha, Pratyara, Sarvadhipatya, Shatardhara, Vishvadhaman, Gunanvaya, Cetayitri, Vishvadhipa, Shatabhaga, Pranadhipa, Vedaguhyopanishad, Pancavarta, Shvetashvataropanishaddipika, Kalakara, Bhayavaha, Bhavagrahya, Trivartman, Yathanikayam, Ishasamstha.
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Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
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