Svasthya, Svāsthya: 17 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Purana
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Svasthya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Swasthy.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य) or Svāsthyacatuṣka refers to one of the seven subsections of the Sūtrasthāna of the Carakasaṃhitā which enjoys a prime position among Ayurvedic treatises and is written in the form of advices of the sage Ātreya to the sage Agniveśa. The Carakasaṃhitā contains eight sections [viz., sūtrasthāna]. Sūtrasthāna contains 30 chapters. Of them the first 28 chapters are divided into seven subsections namely catuṣakas [viz., svāsthya-catuṣka].

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य):—Health; sound state of body / soul health, ease, comfort, contentment, satisfaction. State of well being.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य) refers to “peace” (over all the worlds), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.17 (“The Resuscitation of Gaṇeśa”).—Accordingly, after Pārvatī spoke to the Sages: “Thus warned, you and other sages returned and intimated to all the gods everything in detail. On hearing that, Indra and other gods joined their palms in reverence and piteously intimated to Śiva what had transpired there. On hearing what the gods said, Śiva spoke thus—‘It shall be done accordingly so that there may be peace (svāsthya) over all the worlds. You shall go to the northern direction and whatever person you meet at first you cut off his head and fit it to this body’”.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य) refers to “balance”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Withdrawal of the senses is praised for the accomplishment of true absorption. The scattered mind does not obtain balance (svāsthya) through breath control”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य).—n S corruptly svāstha n Easiness, happiness, comfortableness, complacency (consisting in the enjoyment of health, unanxiousness, or prospering circumstances). 2 Applied to any snug competence or comfortable means of subsistence: (as to a pension, a grant of land &c.) 3 S Selfdependence, confidence, firmness, resoluteness.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य).—n Easiness.

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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 dictionary

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य).—

1) Self-reliance, selfdependence.

2) Fortitude, resoluteness, firmness; स्वास्थ्यं भद्र भजस्वार्य त्यज्यतां कृपणा मतिः (svāsthyaṃ bhadra bhajasvārya tyajyatāṃ kṛpaṇā matiḥ) Rām.4.1.12.

3) Sound state, health.

4) Prosperity, well-being, confortableness.

5) Ease. satisfaction, spirits; लब्धं मया स्वास्थ्यम् (labdhaṃ mayā svāsthyam) Ś.4.

Derivable forms: svāsthyam (स्वास्थ्यम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य).—n.

(-sthyaṃ) 1. Health. 2. Content, happiness, complacency. satisfaction. 3. Fortitude, firmness, self-dependence. 4. Prosperity, comfortableness, competence. E. sva self, stha who is or stays, ṣyañ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य).—i. e. svastha + ya, n. 1. Health, [Pañcatantra] 183, 22. 2. Content. 3. Happiness, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 165. 4. Self-reliance, firmness, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 170 (with vraj, To recover).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य).—[neuter] comfort, ease.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य):—n. ([from] sva-stha) self-dependence, sound state (of body or soul), health, ease, comfort, contentment, satisfaction, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य):—(sthyaṃ) 1. n. Health; contentment; fortitude.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sattha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Svasthya in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य) [Also spelled swasthy]:—(nm) health; healthiness; ~[kara/prada] wholesome; congenial to health, healthy; sanitary; -[maṃtrālaya] Health Ministry; -[maṃtrī] Health Minister; -[rakṣā] security of health, maintenance of one’s health, -[vijñāna] hygiene; -[vibhāga] Health department; -[saṃbaṃdhī] sanitary; pertaining to health; -[giranā/bigaḍanā] (one’s) health to go down; —[banānā] to be physically strong, to be growing healthier; to grow stronger.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Svāsthya (ಸ್ವಾಸ್ಥ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] = ಸ್ವಾವಲಂಬನೆ [svavalambane].

2) [noun] courage; resoluteness.

3) [noun] soundness of the body; healthy state.

4) [noun] the state of being or doing well; condition of health, happiness, and comfort; well-being.

5) [noun] the state of being satisfied; satisfaction.

6) [noun] a territory distant from the state having jurisdiction or control over it; a colony.

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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 Dictionary

Svāsthya (स्वास्थ्य):—n. health; a condition of not being sick;

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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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Search found 23 books and stories containing Svasthya, Svāsthya; (plurals include: Svasthyas, Svāsthyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Verse 2.3.4 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]

Verse 2.2.32 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]

Verse 1.7.5 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]

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A Note on the Sanskrit Word Svastha < [Volume 4 (1995)]

Other Publications Received (Volume 4) < [Volume 4 (1995)]

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Verse 1.14.102 < [Chapter 14 - The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakṣmīpriyā]

Verse 1.17.126 < [Chapter 17 - The Lord’s Travel to Gayā]

Verse 2.26.177 < [Chapter 26 - Descriptions of the Mercy Bestowed on Śuklāmbara and Vijay and the Lord’s Desire to Accept Sannyāsa]

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Verse 2.428 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]