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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Svakara (स्वकर) refers to “one’s own hand”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.48 (“Description of Marriage of Śiva and Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Śiva grasped the lotus-like hand of Pārvatī in his hand (svakara) repeating the Vedic mantras. Lord Śiva was greatly delighted. Touching the ground and showing the worldly course of action, O sage, Śiva recited the mantra ‘kāmasya kodāt’. There was a great jubilation everywhere that gladdened everyone. Cries of “Victory” rose up in the heaven, the earth and the sky. The delighted people shouted “Well done” and “Obeisance to you”. The Gandharvas sang sweetly with pleasure. The celestial damsels danced. [...]”.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

svākāra : (adj.) being of good disposition.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Svākāra, (su+ākāra) being of good disposition Vin. I, 6. (Page 727)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Svākāra (स्वाकार).—a. well-formed, handsome, beautiful.

Svākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and ākāra (आकार). See also (synonyms): svākṛti.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Svākāra (स्वाकार).—and m.c. svākara, see -ākāra.

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

Svākāra (स्वाकार).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Having one’s own form. E. sva, and ākāra form; also svākṛti .

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

1) Svākāra (स्वाकार):—[from sva] a m. (for sv-āk See p.1283) o°’s own nature, natural disposition, [Pañcatantra]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. having o°’s own form, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [=sv-ākāra] b mfn. (for svākāra See p. 1277, col. 2) of decent or respectable appearance, [Harṣacarita]

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

Svākāra (स्वाकार):—[svā+kāra] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Having one’s own form. Also svākṛti, svākṛt.

[Sanskrit to German]

Svakara 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Akara, Shva, Cu, Kara, Shu.

Starts with: Svakarakara, Svakarana.

Ends with: Hrasvakara, Ishvakara, Kshapavishvakara, Vishvakara.

Full-text: Svakarakara, Svakriti, Akara, Vishodhaka, Salaka, Ash.

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

Text 11.44 < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]

Text 4.10 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]

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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)

Text 5 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]

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