Svacchanda, Svacchamda: 21 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢ilpa-艣腻straSvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) is a Sanskrit name referring to one of the eight manifestations of Asit腻峁単a, who is a form of Bhairava. According to the 搁耻诲谤补测腻尘补濒补, there are eight main forms of Bhairava who control the eight directions of this universe. Each form (e.g., Asit腻峁単a) has a further eight sub-manifestations (e.g., Svacchanda), thus resulting in a total of 64 Bhairavas.
When depicting Svacchanda according to traditional iconographic rules (艣颈濒辫补艣腻蝉迟谤补), one should depcit him (and other forms of Asit腻峁単a) with golden complexion and having good looking limbs; he should carry the 迟谤颈艣奴濒补, the 岣峚尘补谤耻, the 辫腻艣补 and the 办丑补岣峠补. The word 艢颈濒辫补艣腻蝉迟谤补 refers to an ancient Hindu science of arts and crafts, dealing with subjects such as painting, sculpture and iconography.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣颈濒辫补艣腻蝉迟谤补) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Mantra-s腻dhana: Chapter One of the Kak峁pu峁璦tantraSvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) is the name of an 膧gama or Tantra mentioned in the Kak峁pu峁璦tantra verse 1.5-7.鈥斺�淎t a previous time, when P腻rvat墨 asked him, 艢a峁卥ara told of the attainments of 惫颈诲测腻 in the wide worldly life, in various ways. I observed each teaching taught also by the troops of Gods, Siddhas (those who have attained supernatural power), Munis (saints), De艣ikas (spiritual teachers), and S腻dhakas (tantric practicioners). They are [, for example]: Svacchanda... I shall carefully extract all the above-mentioned 腻驳补尘补蝉, which are transmitted from mouth to mouth, like butter extracted from coagulated milk鈥�.
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions1) Svacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) or Svacchandabhairava (in Jayantika) refers to one of the 鈥渟even Bhairavas鈥�, according to the V腻r腻峁嘺s墨m腻h腻tmya 1.53-54.鈥擟f. The 鈥渆ight Bhairavas鈥� (originating from the blood of Andhaka when 艢iva strikes him correspond with a set of eight Bhairavas), according to the V腻manapur腻峁嘺 44.23-38ff.
2) Svacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渁rbitrary (endeavour)鈥�, according to Utpaladeva鈥檚 Viv峁泃i on 莫艣varapratyabhij帽腻k腻rik腻 1.5.6.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭o begin with, as far as agents of ordinary human practice are concerned, it is on [the basis of] mere phenomena that [they] manage to an ascertainment in which [they necessarily] engage [in their ordinary activities]; so this pondering over an unperceived reality that is [supposedly] something more [than phenomena and the consciousness manifesting them] is a [purely] arbitrary endeavour (蝉惫补肠肠丑补苍诲补-肠别峁ａ弓颈迟补). [...]鈥�.
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraSvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne鈥檚 own will鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar腻ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P腻rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 10.7cd-17ab, while describing the worship of 叠丑补颈谤补惫墨 and Bhairava]鈥斺�淸叠丑补颈谤补惫墨] has the appearance of vermillion or lac. [...] [She is] called Icch腻艣akti [and she] moves toward union with one鈥檚 own will (蝉惫补肠肠丑补苍诲补-耻迟蝉补峁単补-驳腻尘颈苍墨). Having celebrated this form, [the mantrin] thinks of her as Aghore艣墨. In all Tantras [this] is taught and secret. It is not made clear. My abode is visible by anyone on earth, [but] difficult to obtain. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Svacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne who is free鈥�, representing an aspect of Mah腻deva, according to the Dev墨pa帽ca艣ataka, an important source of the K腻l墨krama that developed in Kashmir after the K腻l墨 Mata of the Jayadrathay腻mala.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he Great God鈥擬ah腻deva鈥攊s beyond 艢akti, supreme bliss, free of qualities and supports, unchanging, supreme, pure, free of cause and (without) example, present within all existing things, beyond the Void, free of defects, omnipresent, the doer of all things, free [i.e., svacchanda], full of nectar and, unconditioned, is present in all living beings. [...]鈥�.
2) Svacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to one of the spiritual disciplines (诲补谤艣补苍补鈥攕ystems) issued from the limbs of the body of the Goddess, according to the Manth腻nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik腻.鈥擺...] All spiritual disciplines, whatever the tradition, are necessarily grounded in the same energy of the 艢腻mbhava state. They issue, as the texts put it, from the limbs of the body of the goddess who is this energy. These range from the lowest extremity鈥攖he left big toe鈥攚here Buddhism originates, to the highest鈥攖he End of Sixteen鈥攚here the 艢腻mbhava state is attained which is the source of the Kubjik腻 tradition. The systems (诲补谤艣补苍补) and their corresponding places of origin in the Goddess鈥檚 body are as follows: [7) Svacchanda (school)鈥攎iddle of the mouth鈥�mukhamadhya, ...].
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Svacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥�(that light which shimmers) spontaneously鈥�, according to the King Vatsar腻ja鈥檚 P奴j腻stuti called the K腻masiddhistuti (also V腻make艣var墨stuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nity腻.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] I seek refuge with the glorious goddess Sundar墨, the benefactress of prosperity, the secret heart, whose heart is soaked with compassion. She is blazing with an utmost tenacity steeped in joy, and consequently beaming with plenteous light that shimmers spontaneously (蝉惫补肠肠丑补苍诲补-蝉补峁僺辫丑耻谤补迟). [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Svacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渨ilfulness鈥� (in matters relating to carnality), according to the 艢测补颈苍颈办补-艣腻蝉迟谤补: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by R腻j腻 Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Wise men speak of that wife as a wife who has auspicious marks and who knows the fine arts, who is clever, who is loved by her husband, and who is young and modest. [...] Wealth is obtained by virtue; from wealth emanate desires, and the fulfilment of all desires can be obtained by means of a good wife alone and of nobody else. Therefore, a loving wife is the best fruit of the tree of virtue. Therefore one should by all means try to keep her in good humour by giving up wilfulness (svacchanda) in matters relating to carnality [svacchand腻cara峁嘺峁� hitv腻 k腻masa峁僾edan腻di峁]. [...]鈥�.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (鈥減erforming arts鈥�) and Shastras (鈥渟ciences鈥�) 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusSvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to the 鈥渇ree elephants鈥� (i.e., wild elephants playing freely in their habitat), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 11, 鈥淥n the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen鈥漖: 鈥�2. On mountain ridges, in the water of mountain torrents, in lotus pools and rivers, ever remembering how he played freely (svacchanda) with elephant cows in the midst of the jungle [svacchandena kare峁噓k腻bhira峁璦v墨madhye峁 vikr墨岣峣tam], an elephant, dejected and beset with manifold troubles, is unwilling to eat stalks of white sugar cane, etc., though repeatedly placed before him鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaSvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渇reely (wandering about)鈥� (like a madman), according to the A峁ａ弓腻vakrag墨t腻 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved腻nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as Janaka says to A峁ａ弓avakra]: 鈥淸...] Realising my supreme self-nature in the Person of the Witness, the Lord, and the state of desirelessness in bondage or liberation, I feel no inclination for liberation. The various states of one who is empty of uncertainty within, and who outwardly wanders about as he pleases (蝉惫补肠肠丑补苍诲补-肠腻谤颈苍) [antarvikalpa艣奴nyasya bahi岣� svacchandac腻ri峁嘺岣�] like a madman, can only be known by someone in the same condition鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved腻nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渉e who acts according to his own desire鈥� and is used to describe 艢iva, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.5.26 (鈥淭he Vanishing of Vi峁ａ箛u鈥檚 delusion鈥�).鈥擺Cf. ity腻kar峁噛a mahe艣o hi vacana峁� tridivaukas腻m | pratyuv腻ca mah腻l墨lassvacchandast腻nk峁泃腻峁僯al墨n]
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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 Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiSvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) is the name of a Bhairava deity [i.e., o峁� svacchandabhairav腻ya sv腻h腻], according to the V腻ru峁嚹� P奴j腻 [i.e., Varuni Worship] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam腻dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah腻y腻na-Vajray腻na Buddhists in Nepal.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶傕う).鈥攎 (S) One's own will or fancy. The implication in the several uses of this word is, that this will is wayward or devious. Mostly used in the oblique cases. Ex. ty腻c膿 svacchand腻sa 腻l膿峁� tara t艒 kar墨la dusa峁泍腻c膿 s腻峁単a峁噛腻n膿峁� kar腻y腻c腻 n腻h墨峁�. 2 It is also used both as a & ad. Ex. k腻ya t艒 gul腻ma svacchanda ty腻s墨峁� b艒l奴帽ca nay膿; h腻 al墨ka岣嵞� svacchanda v腻g奴峁� l腻gal腻; i.e. wilful, heady, set upon following his own inclination; or wilfully, headlong, perversely &c. The Mara峁環i pronoun 腻辫补濒腻, although the pleonasm is in no measure elegant, is constantly used and by all classes of speakers both with this compound of sva and with numerous others. (See svan腻ma,svabh腻va, svarupa, svahita &c.) Ex. h腻 腻t腻峁� 腻paly腻ca svacchand腻n膿峁� v腻g奴峁� l腻gal腻 lavakara n腻艣a p腻v膿la.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶傕う).鈥�m One's own will or fancy. a, ad Wilful, headlong.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-苍诲补岣�-苍诲腻-苍诲补峁�) 1. Unrestrained, uncontrolled, self-willed. 2. Spontaneous. 2. Uncultivated. m.
(-苍诲补岣�) Own fancy, own choice, independence. E. sva own, and chanda inclination; also svacchandaka mfn.
(-办补岣�-办腻-办补峁�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�1. [masculine] one鈥檚 own will or choice, independence; 掳鈥� & tas at will, spontaneously, freely.
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Svacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�2. [adjective] independent, spontaneous, free, [neuter] [adverb]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擺=sva-cchanda] [from sva] a m. o掳鈥檚 own or free will, o掳鈥檚 own choice of fancy ([in the beginning of a compound], 诲腻迟, dena, or da-tas, 鈥榓t o掳鈥檚 own will or pleasure鈥�, 鈥榮pontaneously鈥�, 鈥榠ndependently鈥�, 鈥榝reely鈥�), [Upani峁d; Mah腻bh腻rata; K腻vya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of [work]
3) [v.s. ...] mf(腻)n. following o掳鈥檚 own will, acting at pleasure, independent, uncontrolled, spontaneous (am ind.), [Y腻j帽avalkya; K腻vya literature; Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] mf(腻)n. uncultivated, wild, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Skanda, [Atharva-veda.Pari艣.]
6) [=sva-cchanda] b etc. See p. 1275, col. 2.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Svacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 厂补肠肠丑补峁僤补.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySvaccha峁僤a (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶傕う) [Also spelled swachchhand]:鈥�(a) self-willed; unrestrained; ~[cara/c腻r墨] moving at will, arbitrary; ~[c腻rit腻] arbitrariness, movement at will; ~[t腻] arbitrariness; absence of restraint, liberum arbitrium; ~[t腻v腻da/~t腻v腻dit腻] Romanticism; ~[t腻v腻d墨] Romanticist; romantic.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSvaccha峁僤a (嗖膏硩嗖掂矚喑嵿矝嗖傕拨):鈥�
1) [adjective] subject to caprices; tending to change abruptly and without apparent reason; erratic; flighty; capricious.
2) [adjective] self-motivated; inspired from within.
3) [adjective] that is not processed, not refined; crude; coarse; uncultured.
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Svaccha峁僤a (嗖膏硩嗖掂矚喑嵿矝嗖傕拨):鈥�
1) [noun] the tendency of behaving at one鈥檚 will or capriciously.
2) [noun] the power, right or liberty of choosing; option.
3) [noun] a man who is not under another鈥檚 arbitrary control.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySvacchanda (啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. following one's own will; self-willed; 2. unrestrained; uncontrolled; free; independent; spontaneous; wild (as emotions;);
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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Partial matches: Shva.
Starts with (+4): Svacchamdachamda, Svacchamdagami, Svacchamdamiltu, Svacchamdapravritti, Svacchandabhairavarasa, Svacchandabhattarakabrihatpujapattrikavidhi, Svacchandacara, Svacchandacari, Svacchandacarini, Svacchandaceshtita, Svacchandagati, Svacchandaka, Svacchandam, Svacchandamarana, Svacchandamrityuka, Svacchandanaya, Svacchandapaddhati, Svacchandaraja, Svacchandasamgraha, Svacchandashaktagama.
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