Svaraj, Sva-raj, Svārāj, Svarāj, Svarāṭ, Svarat: 9 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Svarāj (स्वराज्) refers to “one who is the self-ruler”, and is used to describe Kumāra / Kārttikeya (i.e., Śiva’s son), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.6 (“The miraculous feat of Kārttikeya”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin named Nārada said to Kumāra (Kārttikeya): “[...] O Skanda, you are the protector of all, the knower of all and the lord of all and Īśāna. By your penetration you protect all. You alone are the knower of music, the great lord and knower of the Vedas. You are all-in-all, the creator, the lord of the gods and the goal of the good. You are the joy of Pārvatī, the son of Śiva. You are the perfect wisdom, the self-ruler (svarāj), the meditator and the object of meditation. You are the father of the fathers and the source of origin of good souls. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Svarāṭ (स्वराट्).—He, who conquers this world and the antarikṣa.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 17. Matsya-purāṇa 114. 16.

1b) One of the seven rays of the sun helping the planet Śanaiścara.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 24. 67; Vāyu-purāṇa 53. 49.
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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Svārāj (स्वाराज्).—m.,

-svārājyaḥ An epithet of Indra; भवान् भक्तिमता लभ्यो दुर्लभः सर्वदोहिनाम् । स्वाराज्यस्याप्यभिमत एकान्तेना- त्मविद्गतिः (bhavān bhaktimatā labhyo durlabhaḥ sarvadohinām | svārājyasyāpyabhimata ekāntenā- tmavidgatiḥ) Bhāgavata 4.24.55.

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Svarāj (स्वराज्).—a.

1) self-luminons; त्वमकरणः स्वराडखिलकारकशक्तिधरः (tvamakaraṇaḥ svarāḍakhilakārakaśaktidharaḥ) Bhāgavata 1. 87.28.

2) self-wise; Bhāgavata 1.1.1. -m.

1) the Supreme Being.

2) one of the seven rays of the sun.

3) Name of Brahmā; दिदृक्षुरागादृषिभिर्वृतः स्वराट् (didṛkṣurāgādṛṣibhirvṛtaḥ svarāṭ) Bhāgavata 3.18.2.

4) Name of Viṣṇu हस्तौ च निरभिद्येतां बलं ताभ्यां ततः स्वराट् (hastau ca nirabhidyetāṃ balaṃ tābhyāṃ tataḥ svarāṭ) Bhāgavata 3. 26.59.

5) a king with a revenue of 5 lacs to one crore Karṣas; ततस्तु कोटिपर्यन्तः स्वराट् सम्राट् ततः परम् (tatastu koṭiparyantaḥ svarāṭ samrāṭ tataḥ param) Śukra.1. 185.

Svarāj is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and rāj (राज्).

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

Svarāj (स्वराज्).—m. (-rāṭ) 1. Brahma or supreme spirit. 2. A form of metre used in the Vedas, a verse of three lines, two containing eight syllables each, and one ten. 3. A variety of the same containing four lines. E. sva self, rāj to shine, kvip aff.

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Svārāj (स्वाराज्).—m. (-rāṭ) Indra. E. svar heaven, rāja ruler; the first ra rejected, and the vowel made long.

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

Svārāj (स्वाराज्).—i. e. svar-rāj, m. Indra.

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Svarāj (स्वराज्).—m. Brahman or Supreme Spirit.

— Cf. [Latin] rex.

Svarāj is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and rāj (राज्).

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

Svarāj (स्वराज्).—[adjective] self-ruling, independent; [masculine] = seq.

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

1) Svarāj (स्वराज्):—[=sva-rāj] [from sva] mfn. ([nominative case] -rāṭ) self-ruling

2) [v.s. ...] m. a self-ruler, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. self-resplendent, self-luminous, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Brahmā, [Purāṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Pañcarātra]

6) [v.s. ...] of a Manu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

7) [v.s. ...] of an Ekāha, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Vaitāna-sūtra]

8) [v.s. ...] of one of the 7 principal rays of the sun, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

9) [v.s. ...] f. various kinds of metre, [Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa etc.]

10) Svārāj (स्वाराज्):—[=svā-rāj] [from sva] 1. svā-rāj mfn. (for 2. See p.1282) = sva-r, [Prabodha-candrodaya]

11) [=svā-rāj] [from svā > svar] 2. svā-rāj m. (for 1. See p. 1277, col. 3) ‘king of heaven’, Name of Indra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

12) [=svā-rāj] a 1. 2. svā-rāj. See p. 1277, col. 3, and p. 1282, col. 1.

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

1) Svarāj (स्वराज्):—[sva-rāj] (ṭ) 5. m. Brahmā; a metre peculiar to the Vedas.

2) Svārāj (स्वाराज्):—(ṭ) 5. m. Indra.

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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.

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