Alternative spellings of this word include Swair.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Svaira (स्वैर) refers to the “wild roaming (of elephants)”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “[...] 23. Thus eight elephants were born from the (cosmic) eggshell held in his right hand. And from that in his left in turn eight cows were born, their consorts. And in the course of time those elephants, their many sons and grandsons, etc., endowed with spirit and might, ranged at will (svaira) over the forests, rivers, and mountains of the whole world”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

svaira (स्वैर).—a S (sva Self; dūra To go or be.) That goes whithersoever he will; that follows his own inelination; self-willed, unrestrained, uncontrolled.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

svaira (स्वैर) [-rī, -री].—a Self-willed, uncontrolled.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Svaira (स्वैर).—a. [svasya īram īr-ac vṛddhiḥ]

1) Following one's own will or fancy, self-willed, wanton, uncontrolled, unrestrained; बद्धमिव स्वैरगतिर्जनमिह सुखसंगिनमवैमि (baddhamiva svairagatirjanamiha sukhasaṃginamavaimi) Ś. 5.11; अव्याहतैः स्वैरगतैः स तस्याः (avyāhataiḥ svairagataiḥ sa tasyāḥ) R.2.5.

2) Free, unreserved, confidential; सत्वभङ्गभयाद्राज्ञां कथयन्त्यन्यथा पुरः । अन्यथा विवृतार्थेषु स्वैरालापेषु मन्त्रिणः (satvabhaṅgabhayādrājñāṃ kathayantyanyathā puraḥ | anyathā vivṛtārtheṣu svairālāpeṣu mantriṇaḥ) || Mu.4.8.

3) Slow, mild, gentle; Mu.1.2.

4) Dull, lazy.

5) Dependent on one's will, voluntary, optional.

-ram Wilfulness, wantonness; तत्रापि निरवरोधः स्वैरेण विहरन् (tatrāpi niravarodhaḥ svaireṇa viharan) Bhāgavata 5.14.31.

-ram -ind.

1) At will or pleasure, as one likes, at perfect ease; सार्थाः स्वैरं स्वकीयेषु चेरुर्वेश्मस्वि- वाद्रिषु (sārthāḥ svairaṃ svakīyeṣu cerurveśmasvi- vādriṣu) R.17.64.

2) Of one's own accord, spontaneously.

3) Slowly, gently, mildly; मोहे मोहे रामभद्रस्य जीवं स्वैरं स्वैरं प्रेरितैस्तर्पयेति (mohe mohe rāmabhadrasya jīvaṃ svairaṃ svairaṃ preritaistarpayeti) Uttararāmacarita 3.2.

4) Lowly, in an under-tone, inaudibly (opp. spaṣṭa); पश्चात्स्वैरं गज इति किल व्याहृतं सत्य- वाचा (paścātsvairaṃ gaja iti kila vyāhṛtaṃ satya- vācā) Ve.3.9.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svaira (स्वैर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) 1. Self-willed, unrestrained. 2. Slow, lazy. 3. Voluntary, optional. 4. Going. n.

(-raṃ) Following one’s own inclination. E. sva self, īr to go or be, aff. aṇ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svaira (स्वैर).— (from sva and īr), I. adj. 1. Self-willed, [Pañcatantra] 31, 3; of one’s own accord, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 52, 27 (without the permission of her husband); unrestrained. 2. Slow, or refractory, [Nala] 21, 13; [Sāvitryupākhyāna] 5, 98. 3. Dependent on one’s will, unimportant, Mahābhārata 1, 1726; 1921; 3, 13573. Ii. ram, adv. 1. With one’s own will, assent, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 52, 27; [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 29, 6; [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 22, 99. 2. Of one’s own accord, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 411. Iii. n. Wilfulness.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svaira (स्वैर).—[adjective] moving on gently or cautiously; [neuter] [adverb] of one’s own accord, spontaneously, freely, easily, carelessly (also °— & [instrumental]); gently, slowly, cautiously; as subst. in pendence, free choice.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Svaira (स्वैर):—[from sva] a mf(ā)n. ([probably] [from] sva + īra, ‘going, moving’) going where one likes, doing what one likes, self-willed, wilful, independent, unrestrained, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] walking slowly or cautiously, [Kāvya literature]

3) [v.s. ...] voluntary, optional, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

4) [v.s. ...] n. wilfulness, [ib.]

5) [from sva] n. unreservedly, confidingly, [ib.]

6) b and v. See p. 1279, col. 1.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svaira (स्वैर):—[(raḥ-rī-raṃ) a.] Self-willed; lazy. n. Wilfulness.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Svaira (स्वैर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Saira, Sera.

[Sanskrit to German]

Svaira in German

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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 dictionary

Svaira (स्वैर) [Also spelled swair]:—(a) licentious, self-willed; —[kalpanā] fantasy; ~[cāritā] licentiousness, self-willedness; ~[cāriṇī] licentious (woman); ~[cārī] licentious (man); ~[tā] licentiousness, self-willedness; -[vṛtti] liberum arbitrium, self-willedness.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Svaira (ಸ್ವೈರ):—

1) [adjective] self-willed; capricious; whimsical.

2) [adjective] unrestricted; unrestrained; unfettered.

3) [adjective] free; independent.

4) [adjective] lazy; indolent; slothful.

5) [adjective] not compulsory; elective; optional.

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Svaira (ಸ್ವೈರ):—

1) [noun] one’s free-will.

2) [noun] the quality or condition of being free, independent to act or to take decision.

3) [noun] an indolent, lazy man.

4) [noun] a slow pace.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Svaira (स्वैर):—n. following one's own will or fancy; self-willed; wanton; uncontrolled; unrestrained;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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