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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. स्वयम्svayamind.Oneself, in one's own person (used reflexively and applicable to all persons, such as myself, ourselves…
    1. Oneself, in one's own person (used reflexively and applicable to all persons, such as myself, ourselves, thyself, himself etc. etc., and sometimes used with other pronouns for the sake of emphasis); विषवृक्षोऽपि संवर्ध्य स्वयं छेत्तुमसांप्रतम् Ku.2.55; यस्य नास्ति स्वयं प्रज्ञा शास्त्रं तस्य करोति किम् Subhāṣ.; R.1.7;3.2; 2.56; Ms.5.39.
    2. Spontaneously, of one's own accord, without trouble or exertion; स्वयमेवोत्पद्यन्त एवंविधाः कुलपांशवो निःस्नेहाः पशवः K.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अधिगत Adjective self-acquired.

    • -अनुष्ठानम् one's own achievement.

    • -अर्जित Adjective self-acquired.

    • -इन्द्रियमोचनम् spontaneous emission of semen.

    • -ईश्वरः an absolute sovereign.

    • -ईहितलब्ध Adjective gained by one's own effort; अनुपध्नन् पितृद्रव्यं श्रमेण यदु- पार्जितम् । स्वयमीहितलब्धं तन्नाकामो दातुमर्हति ॥ Ms.9.28.

    • -उक्तिः

      1. Feminine
      2. voluntary declaraion.
      3. information, deposition (in law).
    • -उद्यत Adjective offered spontaneously.

    • -उपागतः a son who offers himself voluntarily to an adoptive parent.

    • -कृत Adjective self-made, natural. (-तः) an artificial or adopted son.

    • -गुप्ता Mucuna Pruritus (Marâthî कुयली).

    • -ग्रहः taking for one-self (without leave).

    • -ग्राह

      1. Adjective
      2. voluntary, self-choosing.
      3. one who takes forcibly. (-हः) self-choice, self-election; नितम्बिनीमिच्छसि मुक्तलज्जां कण्ठे स्वयंग्राहनिषक्तबाहुम् Ku.3.7; Māl.6.7.
    • -जात Adjective self-born.

    • -ज्योतिस् self-shining.

    • -दत्त Adjective self-given. (-त्तः) a boy who has given himself to be adopted (by his adoptive parents); one of the twelve kinds of sons recognised in Hindu law; मातापितृविहीनो यस्त्यक्तो वा स्यादकारणात् । आत्मानं स्पर्शयेद्यस्मै स्वयंदत्तुस्तु स स्मृतः ॥ Ms.9.177.

    • -दृश् Adjective self-evident.

    • -पाठः an original text.

    • -प्रकाश Adjective self-manifesting.

    • -प्रभ Adjective self-shining.

    • -प्रभु Adjective self-powerful.

    • -भुः Name of Brahman; शंभुस्वयंभुहरयो हरिणेक्षणानां येनाक्रियन्त सततं गृहकर्मदासाः Bh.1. 1.

    • -भुवः

      1. the first Manu.
      2. Name of Brahman.
      3. of Śiva.
    • -भू

      1. Adjective self-existent; त्वमेको ह्यस्य सर्वस्य विधानस्य स्वयंभुवः Ms.1.3.
      2. (भूः) Name of Brahman.
      3. of Viṣṇu.
      4. Of Śiva.
      5. of Kāla or time personified.
      6. of Kāmadeva.
      7. a Jaina deified saint.
      8. the female breast.
      9. the Supreme Being.
    • -भूतः Name of Śiva.

    • -भृत Adjective self-maintained.

    • -वरः self-choice, self-election (of a husband by the bride herself), choicemarriage.

    • -वरा a maiden who chooses her own husband; ततस्ते शुश्रुवुः कृष्णां पञ्चलेषु स्वयंवराम् Mb.1.61.3.

    • -श्रेष्ठः Name of Śiva.

    In the Gita4·3810·1310·1518·75

    न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते ।

    na hi jñānena sadṛśaṁ pavitramiha vidyate, — There is nothing in the world equal in purity to knowledge, the man who is perfected by Yoga, finds it of himself in the self by the course of Time. 4·38
    • स्वयम्svayamadverb indeclinable (self, one's self – applicable to all persons e.g. myself, thyself, himself etc., – of or by one's self, spontaneously, voluntarily, of one's own accord).

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. स्वयम्svayam[sva-y-ám] indecl. oneself (himself, etc.); of oneself, of one's own accord: in C. agreeing in sense with a…

    [sva-y-ám] indecl. oneself (himself, etc.); of oneself, of one's own accord: in Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit agreeing in sense with a nominative (as subject or predicate), with an instrumental (as logical subject), or with a genitive (sts. also an accusative, or a locative).

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. स्वयम्svayamind. (prob. orig. a nom. of 1. स्व, formed like अहम्) self, one's self (applicable to all persons e.g. myself…

    indeclinable (probably originally a nominative case of 1. स्व, formed like अहम्) self, one's self (applicable to all persons exempli gratia, 'for example' myself, thyself, himself etc.), of or by one's self spontaneously, voluntarily, of one's own accord (also used emphatically with other pronouns [exempli gratia, 'for example' अहं स्वयं तत् कृतवान्, "I myself did that"]; sometimes alone [exempli gratia, 'for example' स्वयं तत् कृतवान्, "he himself did that"; स्वयं तत् कुर्वन्ति, "they themselves do that"] Page1278,3; connected in sense with a nominative case [either the subject or predicate] or with instrumental case [when the subject] or with a genitive case, and sometimes with accusative or locative case; often in compound) fg-veda etc. etc.

  2. ज्योतीरूपस्वयम्भूjyotīrūpasvayambhūm. Brahma1 ब्रह्मा in the form of light Buddh.

    masculine gender Brahma1 ब्रह्मा in the form of light Buddh.

  3. नारायणबलिस्वयम्प्रयोजनसञ्चिकाnārāyaṇabalisvayamprayojanasañcikāf. 105942

    feminine 105942

  4. स्वयम्पतितsvayampatitamfn. = -अवपन्न Kull. on Mn. vi, 21.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to -अवपन्न Kull. on Mn. vi, 21.

  5. स्वयम्पाठsvayampāṭham. an original text TPra1t. Sch.

    masculine gender an original text TPra1t. Scholiast or Commentator

  6. स्वयम्पापsvayampāpa(स्वय्/अम्-) mfn. (prob.) injuring one's self TS.

    (स्वय्/अम्-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (probably) injuring one's self TS.

  7. स्वयम्प्रकाशsvayamprakāśamfn. self-manifesting BhP.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective self-manifesting BhP.
    2. masculine gender Name of various authors (also with यति, योग्/एन्द्र, मुनि, सरस्वती etc.) catalogue or catalogues
  8. स्वयम्प्रकाशतीर्थsvayamprakāśatīrtham. N. of author. ib.

    masculine gender Name of author. ibidem