Svajati, Sva-jati, Svajāti: 11 definitions
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Svajati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Svajāti (स्वजाति) refers to “one’s caste”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] There is another way, charming in itself, for the attainment of the highest bliss. Heaven is easily attained by the performance of duties prescribed for one’s caste (svajāti). So one should devote himself to karma leading to heaven, to fame, and to longevity. The conclusion of the Vedas is summed up in these words, ‘Continually doing work, etc.’ [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysvajāti (स्वजाति).—f (S) One's own caste, kind, species &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsvajāti (स्वजाति).—f One's own caste, kind, species.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySvajāti (स्वजाति).—
1) one's own kind.
2) one's own family or caste.
Derivable forms: svajātiḥ (स्वजातिः).
Svajāti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and jāti (जाति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySvajāti (स्वजाति).—f.
(-tiḥ) Own caste, tribe, or species. E. sva, and jāti sort.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySvajāti (स्वजाति).—[feminine] one’s own caste or race; [adjective] belonging to it.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svajāti (स्वजाति):—[=sva-jāti] [from sva] f. o°’s own kind, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] o°’s own family or caste, [Manu-smṛti; Pañcatantra]
3) [v.s. ...] mfn. of o°’s own kind, [Pañcatantra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySvajāti (स्वजाति):—[sva-jāti] (tiḥ) 2. f. One’s own tribe.
[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 corpusSvajāti (ಸ್ವಜಾತಿ):—[noun] one’s own caste.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySvajāti (स्वजाति):—n. 1. one's own community/tribe/nation; 2. own kind;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Svajatibhakshi, Svajatidvish, Svajatiy, Svajatiya, Svajatiya-vivaha.
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Full-text: Svajatidvish, Shvaj, Cucati, Asvajati, Swajaati, Cuvacati, Asajati, Svajatiya, Samata, Cucatipetam, Duratikrama, Mahattara, Lakshana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.277 < [Section XLI - Verbal Assault (Abuse and Defamation)]
Verse 11.162 < [Section XVIII - Expiation for Theft (steya)]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
11. Sri Narayana Vijayam of Balarama Panickar < [Chapter 3 - Historical Details from Mahakavyas]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
Panchatantra: A reflex of Arthashastra (by M. N. Indrani)
Summary of Chapter 3—Kakolukiyam < [Chapter 3 - Contents of the Panchatantra]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 2 - Dvitiya-anka (dvitiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]