Svastha, Sva-stha: 20 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Swasth.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarSvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ).鈥�lit. remaining in its own form without admitting any euphonic change for the final letter; an ancient term for 'pragrhya' of Panini.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy腻kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ) refers to being 鈥渟elf-assured鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.2.26. Accordingly as 艢iva said to Nanda, after the latter cursed Dak峁 (and others):鈥斺�淸...] Who is this? Who are you? Who are these? In reality I am all. Consider everything in this light. In vain did you curse the Brahmins. Extracting the fundamental basis of the construction of the universe through the knowledge of reality, be enlightened and self-assured (svastha), O intelligent one. Be free from anger and other emotions鈥�.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusSvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ) refers to the 鈥渉ealthy sounds鈥� (of elephants) (considered auspicious), 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 2, 鈥渙n favorable marks鈥漖: 鈥�14. The sounds that are deep, pleasant, joyous, healthy (svastha), amorous, and bland鈥攖hese six, O king, are declared to be auspicious sounds of noble elephants [n腻d腻岣� 艣ubh腻 nar腻dhipa ! 峁岣峞va kathi迟腻 gajendr腻峁嚹錷闭鈥�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: archive.org: Vagbhata鈥檚 Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)1) Svastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ) refers to 鈥渘ormal鈥�, and is mentioned in verse 1.16 of the 础峁ａ弓腻峁単补丑峁沝补测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (S奴tras迟丑腻na) by 痴腻驳产丑补峁璦.鈥擲vastha (鈥渘ormal鈥�) has been paraphrased by tha-mal gnas, which is best turned 鈥渂eing in a normal state鈥�. Strictly speaking, tha-mal(-pa) alone would have done in Tibetan; for gnas (~stha) has been added merely in an effort to make the translation more literal.
2) Svastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ) also refers to a 鈥渉ealthy person鈥�, as mentioned in a verse sometimes added after 5.18 (cf. A峁ａ弓腻峁単asa峁僩raha I.6 (26cd-27, 31, 28-29).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] water (is) the (spring of) life of (all) living beings, and everything (is) possessed of it; therefore water is in no case prohibited by (any) ever so incisive restriction (on food). Dryness of the mouth, languidness of the limbs etc., or (even) death (result) from its not being taken; for without water (there is) no function (of life either) in a healthy [viz., svastha] or in a diseased (person)鈥�.
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsSvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ):鈥擧ealthy; Composed of two words, Swa and Stha. Swa means own, self and Stha means stable, steady, thus Swastha denotes self abiding, being in ones natural / prakritika state. 2. One who is in his own norms, individual who enjoys normal health.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Svastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ) refers to one of the nine kinds of 耻辫补惫别艣补苍补 or 鈥渟itting postures鈥� (in Sanskrit Dramas), as conveyed through 膧峁単颈办腻产丑颈苍补测补: one of the four divisions of Abhinaya or 鈥渨ays to convey or represent one鈥檚 emotion to others鈥�, according to the N腻峁瓂a艣腻stra and the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur腻峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擨n the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur腻峁嘺, nine kinds of 耻辫补惫别艣补苍补 i.e., sitting postures are accepted for Drama. The word svastha denotes the position of ease. When a person is sitting at ease by holding legs at a distance, keeping hands on waist and thigh and raising the chest in a relax mood, it is called svastha posture. In this context the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur腻峁嘺 seems to follow the N腻峁瓂a艣腻stra.
: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (ns)Svastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ) refers to one of the nine 鈥渂reathing techniques鈥� (anila) (i.e., 鈥渢echniques of inhalation and exhalation鈥�) described by Kohala, as mentioned in citations by the Sa峁単墨taratn腻kara (Vol. IV, Chapter VII, p.162), the Sa峁単墨tar腻ja (N峁泃yaratnako艣a, Ull腻sa 1, Par墨k峁峁嘺 3, p.94-95), and the N峁泃y腻dhy腻ya (Up腻峁単a Prakara峁嘺, p.164).鈥擳he names of these varieties of breathing techniques are more or less the same in all the three works. [For example, svastha] A verse explaining each of these techniques is found in both Sang墨tar腻ja as well as N峁泃y腻dhy腻ya. These explanatory verses appear to be the words of these authors and not direct quotations of Kohala.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaSvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ) refers to 鈥渟elf-possessed鈥� (representing a characteristic of a Mukta鈥攍iberated man), according to the A峁ａ弓腻vakrag墨迟腻 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved腻nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as A峁ａ弓avakra says to Janaka]: 鈥淸...] The liberated man is resplendent everywhere, free from all desires. Everywhere he appears self-possessed (svastha) and pure of heart. [sarvatra d峁浥泍ate svastha岣� sarvatra vimal腻艣aya岣�] Seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, tasting, speaking and walking about, the great souled man who is freed from trying to achieve or avoid anything is free indeed. [...闭鈥�.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ).鈥攁 (S sva & stha) Easy, happy, comfortable; being in calm enjoyment (whether of bodily health and ease, of mental quiet and peace, or of outward prosperity or competence). 2 Cheap. 3 S That stays or relies on self; firm, confident, determined, resolute &c. Note. This meaning, although the literal meaning of the word, is learned and uncommon.
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svas迟丑腻 (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ啶�).鈥攁 (svastha S through H) Cheap. 蝉惫补蝉迟丑腻墨 f Cheapness.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsvas迟丑腻 (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ啶�) [-s迟腻, -啶膏啶むぞ].鈥�a Cheap.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ).鈥�a.
1) self-abiding.
2) self-dependent, relying on one's own exertions, confident, firm, resolute; 啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶む 啶膏啶氞く啶ㄠ啶む啶� 啶掂啷嵿啶苦い啷嬥そ啶膏啶むた 啶掂啶曕啶粪た啶む啶� (svastha峁� ta峁� s奴cayant墨va va帽cito's墨ti v墨k峁tai岣�) Bu. Ch.4.37.
3) independent.
4) doing well, well, in health, at ease, comfortable; 啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ 啶忇さ啶距じ啷嵿ぎ啶� (svastha ev腻smi) M腻lat墨m腻dhava (Bombay) 4; 啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ啷� 啶曕 啶掂ぞ 啶� 啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶苦い啶� (svasthe ko v腻 na pa峁囜笉ita岣�) 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补 (Bombay) 1.127; see 啶呧啶膏啶� (akhastha) also.
5) contented, happy.
-stham ind. at ease, comfortably, composedly.
Svastha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and stha (啶膏啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ).鈥攎fn.
(-蝉迟丑补岣�-蝉迟丑腻-蝉迟丑补峁�) 1. Confident, resolute, firm, relying upon one鈥檚 self. 2. Well, at ease, in health. 3. Self-sufficient. 4. Contented. E. sva self, and stha staying.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ).鈥擺sva-stha], adj., f. 迟丑腻, 1. Relying upon one鈥檚 self, resolute, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 106, 22; firm, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] ii. [distich] 88. 2. Content, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 56, 2. 3. Well, safe, [M腻lat墨m腻dhava, (ed. Calc.)] 63, 12; healthy, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 7, 226. 4. Selfsufficient, independent, [Nala] 2, 1 (Damayant墨 na svas迟丑腻 babh奴va Nala峁� prati, Damayant墨 was dependent with regard to Nala, i. e. she was in love with Nala).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ).鈥擺adjective] being in one鈥檚 natural condition, healthy, well, comfortable; [abstract] 迟腻 [feminine]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ):鈥擺=sva-stha] [from sva] a mf(腻)n. self-abiding, being in o掳鈥檚 self (or 鈥榠n the self鈥� [Sarvadar艣ana-sa峁僩raha]), being in one鈥檚 natural state, being o掳鈥檚 self uninjured, unmolested, contented, doing well, sound, well, healthy (in body and mind; often [varia lectio] for su-stha), comfortable, at ease ([Comparative degree] -tara), [Maitr墨-upani峁d] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] relying upon one鈥檚 self, confident, resolute, composed, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] self-sufficient, independent, [ib.]
4) [=sva-stha] b etc. See p. 1271, col. 1.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ):鈥擺(stha岣�-s迟丑腻-stha峁�) a.] Confident, independent; in health.
[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 dictionarySvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ) [Also spelled swasth]:鈥�(a) healthy, hale; robust; ~[citta] sane, mentally healthy; ~[citta迟腻] sanity, mental healthiness; ~[迟腻] health; healthiness.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSvastha (嗖膏硩嗖掂哺喑嵿播):鈥�
1) [noun] the state of being well, happy or prosperous; well-being.
2) [noun] the quality of being suitable, proper or appropriate.
3) [noun] he who is safe and healthy.
4) [noun] a sitting posture with leg stretched slightly forward and only the heel touching the ground (front portion of the feet being raised), breast is raised and one hand placed on the thigh and the other on the waist.
5) [noun] 嗖膏硩嗖掂哺喑嵿播嗖掂簿嗖椸部嗖班硜 [svasthavagiru] svasthav腻giru to be healthy; to have sound health; 2. (fig.) to keep quiet.
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 DictionarySvastha (啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ):鈥攁dj. 1. healthy; 2. settled (in mind); sound;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+2): Svastalikitam, Svastanam, Svastappatu, Svastappatuttu, Svasthacitta, Svasthahita, Svasthai, Svasthala, Svasthalasa, Svastham, Svasthamanasa, Svasthana, Svasthanada, Svasthanastha, Svastharishta, Svasthata, Svasthate, Svasthaturaparayana, Svasthavanem, Svasthavinem.
Full-text (+30): Asvastha, Svasthata, Svasthacitta, Svasthavritta, Svastham, Svasthya, Swasth, Cuvattam, Labdhaprashamanasvastha, Atisvastha, Natisvastha, Svasthavinem, Asvasthata, Cuvastam, Svastalikitam, Asvasthasharira, Svastharishta, Svasthavanem, Swasth-chitt, Costam.
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Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
A Note on the Sanskrit Word Svastha < [Volume 4 (1995)]
Fundamentals of the Phenomenology of Ayurveda < [Volume 3 (1993)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.7.34 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of 艢r墨 Rukmi峁嚹玗
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Hygiene and diseases (Introduction) < [Chapter 6]
Disease in the classical Sa峁僪i迟腻s < [Chapter 4]
The Sa峁僪i迟腻s (Introduction) < [Chapter 1]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
1.3. Elements of Drama (d): Dramatic Postures < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by 艢r墨 艢r墨mad Bhaktived腻nta N腻r腻yana Gosv腻m墨 Mah腻r腻ja)
Verse 2.1.57-59 < [Chapter 1 - Vair腻gya (renunciation)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by 艢r墨la R奴pa Gosv腻m墨)
Verse 2.3.19 < [Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bh腻va)]