Svachanda, Sva-chanda: 3 definitions
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Svachanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySvachanda (स्वछन्द).—a.
1) self-willed, uncontrolled, wanton.
2) spontaneous.
3) wild.
-ndaḥ one's own will or choice, own fancy or pleasure, independence.
-ndam ind. at one's own will or pleasure, wantonly, voluntarily; स्वच्छन्दं दलदरविन्द ते मरन्दं विन्दन्तो विदधतु गुञ्जितं मिलिन्दाः (svacchandaṃ daladaravinda te marandaṃ vindanto vidadhatu guñjitaṃ milindāḥ) Bv.1.15.
Svachanda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and chanda (छन्द).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySvachanda (स्वछन्द).—I. m. 1. one’s own will, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 62. 2. independence, Ram. 1, 34, 28. Ii. adj. 1. independent, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 36, 17. 2. following one’s own will, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 135. 3. spontaneous. 4. uncultivated. Iii. ºdam, adv. by one’s own will, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 234.
Svachanda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and chanda (छन्द).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumSvachanda (स्वछन्द) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—śaiva. Quoted by Kṣemarāja in Śivasūtravivṛti Hall. p. 197, by the same in Sāmbapañcāśikāṭīkā 21, by Ratnakaṇṭha on Stutikusumāñjali 1, 15. 11, 77.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shva, Chanda, Camta.
Starts with: Svachandabhairava, Svachandabhattarakabrihatpujapattrikavidhi, Svachandala, Svachandalalita, Svachandamaheshvara, Svachandanaya, Svachandapaddhati, Svachandasamgraha, Svachandasarasamgraha, Svachandashaktagama, Svachandashaktyavatara, Svachandatantra, Svachandatantraraja.
Ends with: Lalitasvachanda.
Full-text: Svacchandya, Bhattaraka.
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