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)

[«previous next»] — Svairini in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Svairiṇī (स्वैरिणी).—A group of women who came out of the mouth of Asura Bala when he yawned.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 24. 16. H
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

svairiṇī (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-English

svairiṇī (स्वैरिणी).—f A loose or unchaste woman.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Svairiṇī (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 Dictionary

Svairiṇī (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.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Svairiṇi (ಸ್ವೈರಿಣಿ):—[noun] = ಸ್ವೇಚ್ಛಾಚಾರಿಣಿ [svecchacarini].

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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.

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