Svairini, Svairiṇī: 7 definitions
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Svairini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSvairiṇī (स्वैरिणी).—A group of women who came out of the mouth of Asura Bala when he yawned.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 24. 16.
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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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysvairiṇī (स्वैरिणी).—f S A woman that walks according to her own will; a loose or unchaste woman; a wanton, an adulteress.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsvairiṇī (स्वैरिणी).—f A loose or unchaste woman.
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 dictionarySvairiṇī (स्वैरिणी).—
1) A loose or unchaste woman, a wanton woman, an adulteress; स्वैरिणी या पतिं हित्वा सवर्णं कामतः श्रयेत् (svairiṇī yā patiṃ hitvā savarṇaṃ kāmataḥ śrayet) Y.1.67.
2) A bat.
3) A line of ascetics; वाराण- स्यामुपातिष्ठन्मैत्रेयं स्वैरिणीकुले (vārāṇa- syāmupātiṣṭhanmaitreyaṃ svairiṇīkule) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.12.3. (com. svaṃ īrayati dharmāya prerayati svairiṇī muniśreṇī).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySvairiṇī (स्वैरिणी):—[from svairin > sva] f. a bat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Svairiṇī (स्वैरिणी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sairiṇī.
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 corpusSvairiṇi (ಸ್ವೈರಿಣಿ):—[noun] = ಸ್ವೇಚ್ಛಾಚಾರಿಣಿ [svecchacarini].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Ends with: Asvairini.
Full-text (+17): Svaira, Svairavritta, Svairata, Svairacarin, Svairakatha, Svairaviharin, Svairalapa, Svairavritti, Svairacara, Shera, Saira, Svairagati, Svairastha, Svairavartin, Sairini, Svairena, Svaireshu, Svairahara, Svairikarman, Nirvicara.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.20 < [Section IV - The Eight Forms of Marriage]
Verse 11.176 < [Section XIX - Expiation for Wrongful Sexual Intercourse]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.156 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 1.7.113 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Worship of the Demigods < [Chapter 1.3 - The Preaching of Śrī Narottamānanda Prabhu to Śrīla Gurudeva]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - Rāhu’s Position and the Subterranean Regions < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Chapter 36 - Akrūra deputed to bring Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathurā < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]