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Results for स्वायंभुव

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

स्वायंभुवsvāyaṃbhuvaa.(-वी f.)
1. (-वी Feminine)
2. Relating to Brahman; तुरासाहं पुरोधाय धाम स्वायंभुवं ययुः Ku.2.1.
3. Descended from Brahman; स्वायंभुवान्मरीचेर्यः प्रवभूव प्रजापतिः Ś.7.9.
Derived forms and compounds
- -वः An epithet of the first Manu (as he was a son of Brahman).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

स्वायंभुवsvāyaṃbhuva[svâyambhuva] a. relating or be longing to the Self-existent (Svayambhu, Brahman); relating etc. to Manu…

[svâyambhuva] adjective relating or be longing to the Self-existent (Svayambhu, Brahman); relating etc. to Manu Svâyam bhuva; masculine patronymic of a Manu, of Marîki, Atri, and Nârada.

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