The Sanskrit terms Svaśastra and Svaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Svasastra or Svashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Svaśastra (स्वशस्त्र) refers to “one’s own weapon”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.5 (“Kārttikeya is crowned”).—Accordingly, after the Kṛttikās spoke to Kārttikeya: “[...] Then Śiva, the lord of the universe, following the worldly convention delightedly placed Kārttikeya on a beautiful gemset throne. [...] Agni lovingly gave him a spear; Nirṛti his own weapon (svaśastra) and the wind his own weapon. Kubera gave him a mace; Śiva a spear; the gods different kinds of weapons and implements. The delighted lord of Kāma gave him the weapon of love, a club and his own lore with great pleasure. [...]”.

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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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Partial matches: Shastra, Shva.

Full-text: Siddhanta.

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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

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