Svanaman, Svanāma, Svanāman, Svanama, Sva-naman: 11 definitions
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Svanaman means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Svanāman (स्वनामन्) refers to “one’s own name”, as described in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—The decoded mantras are for those aspirants who may use it under the guidance of an able / qualified preceptor after due procedures of initiation or dīkṣā. Regarding the Gulika-viṣaharaṇa-mantra (VII. 25-7 ab) it says: “[...] The sarpamantra must be chanted for three ayuta times from the aṣṭamī or eighth day of the bright fortnight, with offerings of rice-flour mixed with jaggery and coconut water (nālikela-jala) and barly. This eliminates the poison of Seṣa clan of serpents. The mantra must be chanted with devotion like one’s own name (svanāma-vat) with the prescribed nyāsas. Thus, an intelligent aspirant can effortlessly cure venoms”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Svanāman (स्वनामन्) refers to the “individual names” (of Deities), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, [while describing the Merit Circle (guṇacakra)]: “[...] [The Yoginīs’] mantras, [which involve] recitations of [their] individual names (svanāma-ccāraṇa), are stated to begin with the letter oṃ. The letters hūṃ hūṃ phaṭ are [recited] exactly at the end. He should make [mantras of all Yoginīs] on all circles [in this manner] [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Svanāma (स्वनाम).—n (S) One's own name. Notwithstanding the pronoun sva, āpalā is constantly used with the compound; as tumhī āpalēṃ sva0 lihūna dyā.
Svanāma (स्वनाम).—n One's own name.
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
1) Svanāman (स्वनामन्):—[=sva-nāman] [from sva] n. o°’s own name, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. having a name or reputation through o°’s self, [Cāṇakya]
Svānama (स्वानम):—[=sv-ānama] mf(ā)n. easy to be attracted or captivated, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
Svanāman (स्वनामन्):—adj. durch sich selbst einen Namen habend, berühmt [Spr. (II) 7282.]
Svānama (स्वानम):—(6. su + ā) adj. (f. ā) leicht heranzuziehen: ein Weib [Śiśupālavadha 4, 57.]
Svanāma (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 自己名 [zì jǐ míng]: “your own name”.
Note: svanāma can be alternatively written as: sva-nāma.
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
Svanāma (स्वनाम):—(nm) one’s own name; having a reputation through one’s own self; ~[dhanya] celebrated (through one’s own self).
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Nepali dictionary
Svanāma (स्वनाम):—n. own name; one's own name;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Sv, Shva, Nama, Anaman, Name, Name, Name, Name, Name.
Starts with (+0): Svanamanka, Svanamavat, Svanamoccarana.
Full-text (+0): Svanamoccarana, Svanamavat, Anaman, Svanamanka, Swanaam, Svanami, Parityaga, Zi ji ming, Svacchanda, Lanchana, Adas, Ravana.
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