Shvabhojana, Śvabhojana: 4 definitions
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Shvabhojana 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.
The Sanskrit term Śvabhojana can be transliterated into English as Svabhojana or Shvabhojana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚvabhojana (श्वभोजन).—A naraka (Hell). (For further details, see the section on Naraka, under Kāla, Yama).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚvabhojana (श्वभोजन).—A hell; the abode of Vratins and Brahmacārins with an uncontrolled body, taught and disciplined by sons, and Brahmacāris that sleep during day time.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 2. 149, 176; Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 148, 173; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 6. 5 and 29.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvabhojana (श्वभोजन):—[=śva-bhojana] [from śva > śvan] n. a meal for d° (said of the body), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ‘having d° for food’, Name of a hell, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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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Partial matches: Shva, Bhojana.
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Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 16 - Uplift from the hell < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 8 - Description of the Hell (naraka) < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 6 - The hell realms < [Book Two: The Word]
Some Geography < [Second Section]
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
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