Shvata, Sva-ta, Śvāta, Svatā: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śvāta can be transliterated into English as Svata or Shvata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚvāta (श्वात).—A son of Brahmadhāna.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 98.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySvatā (स्वता).—Ownership.
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Svatā (स्वता).—personal regard or interest; अस्यां मे महती स्वता (asyāṃ me mahatī svatā) Svapna.1.7.
Svatā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and tā (ता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySvatā (स्वता).—[sva + tā], f. Relation to one’s own self, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 35.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySvatā (स्वता).—[feminine] tva [neuter] relation to one’s self.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svatā (स्वता):—[=sva-tā] [from sva] f. the state of belonging to one’s self, ownership (-tām paśyati, ‘he thinks it belongs to him’; rāja-svatām upapadyate, ‘it accrues to the king’s ownership’), [Śakuntalā]
2) [v.s. ...] = -tva, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySvata (स्वत):—[=स्वत:] (adv) of one’s own accord, voluntarily; spontaneously, ipso facto; self; ~[kriyā] self-activity; —[virodhī] self cont adictory; ~[pramāṇa] an axiom; ~[siddha] self evident.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconSvatā (ஸ்வதா) adverb < svataḥ. Of one’s own accord; தானாகவே. [thanagave.]
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Svatā (ஸ்வதா) noun < svadhā. Food offered to the manes; பிதிரருக்கு அளிக்கு முணவு. [pithirarukku alikku munavu.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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