Svayu, Shvayu: 4 definitions
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Svayu 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySvayu (स्वयु).—[adjective] self-dependent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svayu (स्वयु):—[=sva-yu] [from sva] a See p. 1278, col. 3.
2) [from sva] b mfn. left to itself (as cattle), [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] ruling of one’s own free will or own right (as Indra), [ib.]
4) Svāyu (स्वायु):—[=sv-āyu] mfn. having good people (subjects), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man (See next).
[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 corpusŚvayu (ಶ್ವಯು):—[noun] a genus of large snakes, akin to python, that kills its preys by crushing; boa-constrictor.
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: Sv, Yu, Shva, Ayu.
Starts with: Shvayutha, Shvayuthika, Shvayuthya, Svayudha, Svayudhakalaha, Svayugvan, Svayuj, Svayukta, Svayukti, Svayuktitas, Svayuktya, Svayus, Svayuti.
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