Shvahi, Śvāhi, Svāhi, Svahi: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śvāhi can be transliterated into English as Svahi or Shvahi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Śvāhi (श्वाहि).—A son of Vṛjinivata, and father of Ruśaku.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 31.
2) Svāhi (स्वाहि).—A son of Vṛjinīvān and father of Ruśeku; the best of the performers of fire oblations.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 70. 16; Vāyu-purāṇa 95. 15.
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) Śvāhi (श्वाहि):—[from śva > śvan] m. ‘dog-serpent’, Name of a son of Vṛjina-vat, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) Svāhi (स्वाहि):—[from sv-āhā] m. Name of a son of Vṛjinī-vat, [Harivaṃśa]
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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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Chapter 12 - Yadu’s descendant Jyāmagha rescues a princess < [Book Four: The Royal Dynasties]
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