Swayamvara: 1 definition
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Swayamvara 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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Source: WikiPedia: HinduismSwayamvara (स्वयंवर): Meaning - Own-choice, Swayamvara, in ancient India, was a practice of choosing a life partner, among a list of suitors by a girl of marriageable age.
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Partial matches: Swayamvara, Te.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Swayamvara, The swayamvara, Swayamvaras; (plurals include: Swayamvaras, The swayamvaras, Swayamvarases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXLI < [Swayamvara Parva]
Section CLXXXVII < [Swayamvara Parva]
Section CLXXXVI < [Swayamvara Parva]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 47 - Rukshmini’s Swayamvara < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 53 - Jarasandha’s Proposal to Invite Kalayavana < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 62 - Marriage of Rukshmavati < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Weapons and War in Kāvyas < [Chapter 1]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
28. Description of the Goddesses < [Mythology]
The Prognostic Potentia1 of Kalidasa’s Similes < [April – June, 1988]
Reviews < [October 1948]
The Burden of Life < [April 1949]
Mahabharata (English Summary) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXXXVI - Pandavas journey to witness Draupadi's Swayamvara < [Swayamvara Parva]
Section CLXXXVII - Swayamvara of Krishna: Pandavas Enter Drupada's Capital < [Swayamvara Parva]
Section LIV - Damayanti's Swayamvara: Nala, Kings, and Celestial Rishis < [Nalopakhyana Parva]