Svastivacana, Svastivācana, Svasti-vacana: 10 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Svastivachana.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd EditionSvastivācana (स्वस्तिवाचन) refers to “prayers to invoke well being”, according to the Arcana-dīpikā (manual on deity worship).—Taking in one’s right hand rice mixed with tumeric or kuṃkuma, or else fragrant flowers, chant this auspicious invocation. [...] [If one is performing the svasti-vācana for the purpose of bestowing blessings, one may now throw the flowers or rice and tumeric on the receiver of the blessing, while chanting, oṃ svastiḥ svastiḥ svastiḥ. [...]
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysvastivācana (स्वस्तिवाचन).—n S A benediction or blessing; any benedictory speech.
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 dictionarySvastivācana (स्वस्तिवाचन).—
1) a religious rite preparatory to a sacrifice or any religious or solemn observance.
2) a complimentary or congratulatory present of flowers &c. to any one attended with good wishes and blessings.
Derivable forms: svastivācanam (स्वस्तिवाचनम्).
Svastivācana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms svasti and vācana (वाचन). See also (synonyms): svastivācanaka, svastivācanika.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySvastivācana (स्वस्तिवाचन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. A religious rite, preparatory to a sacrifice or any important observance, in which the Brahmans strew boiled rice on the ground, and invoke the blessings of the gods on the ceremony about to commence. 2. An offering of flowers, sweetmeat, &c., to any one intended to secure good wishes and blessings. E. svasti inceptive and benedictory particle, vācana uttering.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySvastivācana (स्वस्तिवाचन).—[neuter] the invitation of a Brahman to pronounce a benediction and the offering of flowers, fruits, & sweetmeats connected with it.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Svastivācana (स्वस्तिवाचन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—calling upon brahmans to bestow their blessing on some enterprise. W. p. 315. B. 1, 242. Tu7b. 21.
2) Svastivācana (स्वस्तिवाचन):—Fl. 164.
3) Svastivācana (स्वस्तिवाचन):—from Hemādri’s Dānakhaṇḍa. L.. 703. 704.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svastivacana (स्वस्तिवचन):—[=sv-asti-vacana] [from sv-asti] n. pronouncing the word svasti, benediction, [Mahābhārata]
2) Svastivācana (स्वस्तिवाचन):—[=sv-asti-vācana] [from sv-asti] n. a religious rite preparatory to a sacrifice or any solemn observance (performed by scattering boiled rice on the ground and invoking blessings by the repetition of certain Mantras; also applied to the fee or complimentary present of flowers, sweetmeats etc. offered to Brāhmans on such occasions), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySvastivācana (स्वस्तिवाचन):—[svasti-vācana] (naṃ) 1. n. A preparatory rite; scattering rice and invoking the gods to be propitious.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusSvastivācana (ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿವಾಚನ):—[noun] a vedic hymn recited as a blessing for good luck, prosperity, etc.
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: Vacana, Svasti.
Starts with: Svastivacanaka, Svastivacanakapaddhati, Svastivacanamantra, Svastivacanapaddhati.
Ends with: Dikshangasvastivacana.
Full-text: Dikshangasvastivacana, Mankalashtakam, Svastivacya, Svastivacanaka, Svastivacanika, Vacana, Dikshavidhi.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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