Svapnavat: 5 definitions
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Svapnavat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSvapnavat (स्वप्नवत्) refers to “dream-like”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.23 (“Outraging the modesty of Vṛndā”).—Accordingly, after Viṣṇu (in disguise) tricks Vṛnda (wife of Jalandhara): “After saying this and restoring him to life, that sage who was Viṣṇu the foremost among those who wield illusion vanished from the scene. Jalandhara thus revived to life by him stood up. Delighted in mind he embraced Vṛndā and kissed her face. On seeing her husband, Vṛndā too was delighted. She forgot her sorrow. She considered everything a dream (svapnavat) [svapnavaddhṛdyamanyata]. Delighted in the heart and with all the dormant passions kindled up, she sported with him for many days in the middle of that forest. Once at the end of the sexual intercourse she realised that it was Viṣṇu. Vṛndā rebuked him angrily and spoke thus”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsSvapnavat (स्वप्नवत्) or Svapanavat, refers to “dream-like” (i.e., ‘that which is like a dream’), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Is one not disturbed by [family] attachments? Is this body not cut down by diseases? Does death not open its mouth? Do calamities not do harm every day? Are hells not dreadful? Are not sensual pleasures deceiving like a dream (svapanavat—svapanavad bhogā na kiṃ vañcakā)? Because of which, having discarded one’s own benefit, you have a desire for the world which is like a city of Kiṃnaras”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysvapnavat (स्वप्नवत्).—a (S) Like a dream; illusory, unreal, unsubstantial, airy, evanescent, flitting &c. (as a dream).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsvapnavat (स्वप्नवत्).—a Like a dream; illusory.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySvapnavat (स्वप्नवत्):—[=svapna-vat] [from svapna > svap] ind. (risen) as (from) a dr°, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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: Vat, Van, Vaat, Vaan, Svapna.
Full-text: Svapanavat.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.4.39 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. God)
19. An Echo of the Siege of Jinji in a Sanskrit Grammatical Work < [Volume 3 (1956)]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
3.2. The Completion Stage < [Chapter 3 - Tantric Doctrine in Hevajra Tantra]