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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Svapaṇa (स्वपण) refers to “one’s vow”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.3.—Accordingly, as the Gods said to Himācala:—“[...] O Himācala of great intellect, please listen to our beneficent words. We shall gladly tell you why we have come. O Himācala, the mother of the universe Umā, who was born as Dakṣa’s daughter, became Rudra’s wife and sported for a long time on the earth. On being disrespected by her father, Satī remembered her vow (svapaṇa), abandoned her body and returned to her own region”.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

svapana (स्वपन).—n S Sleeping.

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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

Svapana (स्वपन).—

1) Sleeping, dreaming, sleep.

2) Numbness (of the skin); Suśr.

Derivable forms: svapanam (स्वपनम्).

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Svapaṇa (स्वपण).—one's own stake.

Derivable forms: svapaṇaḥ (स्वपणः).

Svapaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and paṇa (पण).

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

Svapana (स्वपन).—n.

(-naṃ) Sleep, sleeping. E. ṣvap to sleep, lyuṭ aff.

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

Svapana (स्वपन).—[svap + ana], n. 1. Sleeping, [Hitopadeśa] iii. [distich] 75. 2. Sleep.

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

Svapana (स्वपन).—[adjective] sleepy; [neuter] sleeping, sleep.

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Svāpana (स्वापन).—[adjective] causing sleep.

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

1) Svapaṇa (स्वपण):—[=sva-paṇa] [from sva] m. o°’s own stake, [Yājñavalkya]

2) Svapana (स्वपन):—[from svap] mfn. sleepy, drowsy, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]

3) [v.s. ...] n. the act of sleeping, dreaming, sleep, [Kāvya literature; Suśruta]

4) [v.s. ...] numbness (of the skin), [Suśruta]

5) Svāpana (स्वापन):—[from svap] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) causing to sleep, making sleepy (said of a mystic weapon), [Śiśupāla-vadha]

6) [v.s. ...] n. a soporific (remedy), [Kauśika-sūtra]

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

Svapana (स्वपन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Sleep, sleeping.

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

Svapana (स्वपन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Suaṇa, Suvaṇa, Soaṇa, Sovaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Svapana 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Svapana (ಸ್ವಪನ):—[noun] = ಸ್ವಪ್ನ [svapna].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shva, Pana.

Starts with: Svapanakati, Svapanantika, Svapanavat.

Ends with: Apasvapana, Asvapana, Avasvapana, Divasvapana, Osvapana, Prasvapana, Susvapana, Visvapana.

Full-text: Soana, Prasvapana, Divasvapana, Suvana, Caturdashasvapanavicara, Susvapana, Sovana, Apasvapana, Suana, Supana, Abhuti, Pana.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Svapana, Svapaṇa, Sva-pana, Sva-paṇa, Svāpana; (plurals include: Svapanas, Svapaṇas, panas, paṇas, Svāpanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)

2. Rites Related to Birth (a): Svāpana < [Chapter 5 - Women in the Rites and Rituals of the Atharvaveda]

1. List of Hymns pertaining to Women < [Chapter 2 - The Strīkarmāṇi Hymns of the Atharvaveda]

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 2.8.45 < [Chapter 8 - The Manifestation of Opulences]

Verse 2.10.124 < [Chapter 10 - Conclusion of the Lord’s Mahā-prakāśa Pastimes]

Verse 1.8.96 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]

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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)

Text 11 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]

Text 18 < [Chapter 5 - Pañcama-yāma-sādhana (Aparāhna-kālīya-bhajana–kṛṣṇa-āsakti)]

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