Svapnavidhi, Svapna-vidhi: 3 definitions
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Svapnavidhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsSvapnavidhi (स्वप्नविधि) (lit. “regarding dreams”) is the name of chapter 7 of the Viṣvaksenasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to pratimā-icons) and the construction of temples.—Description of the chapter [svapnavidhi]: In this chapter Viṣvaksena (abruptly) turns to the subject of dreams and their omens. When a dream is going to come true depends largely upon what time of night the dream was experienced. The bulk of the chapter is devoted to classifying subject matter of dreams as either “auspicious” or “inauspicious” (1-33).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumSvapnavidhi (स्वप्नविधि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—jy. Oppert. Ii, 4232.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySvapnavidhi (स्वप्नविधि):—[=svapna-vidhi] [from svapna > svap] m. Name of [work]
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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Partial matches: Svapna, Vidhi, Viti.
Full-text: Svapna.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
A Summary of the Vishvakarma-Shilpa < [Chapter 4 - Shilpa Shastras]