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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for स्वाहा

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. स्वाहाsvāhā1 An oblation or offering made to all gods indiscriminately.
    1. 1 An oblation or offering made to all gods indiscriminately.
    2. Name of the wife of Agni; स्वाहा चैव विभावसोः (पतिदेवता) Mb.13.146.5. -IndeclinableAn exclamation used in offering oblation to the gods (with Dative); इन्द्राय स्वाहा; अग्नये स्वाहा etc.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कारः utterance of the exclamation Svāhā; स्वाहास्वधाकारविवर्जितानि श्मशानतु- ल्यानि गृहाणि तानि.

    • -पतिः, -प्रियः Agni or fire.

    • -भुज् Masculine a god, deity.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. स्वाहाsvāhāind. (prob. fr. 5. सु and √अह्; cf. दुर्-आहा) hail! hail to! may a blessing rest on! (with dat.; an…
    1. indeclinable (probably from 5. सु and √अह्; confer, compare दुर्-आहा) hail! hail to! may a blessing rest on! (with dative case; an exclamation used in making oblations to the gods; with √कृ [indeclinablepage and participle -क्/आरम्, or -कृत्य] and accusative "to pronounce the exclamation Sva1ha1 स्वाहा over") fg-veda etc.
    2. feminine an oblation (offered to Agni अग्नि, Indra इन्द्र etc.) or Oblation personified (as a daughter of Daksha दक्ष and wife of Agni अग्नि; she is thought to preside over burnt-offerings; her body is said to consist of the four Vedas वेद s, and her limbs are the six An3gas अङ्ग s or members of the Veda वेद; she is represented also as a wife of the Rudra रुद्र Pas3u-pati पशु-पति) fg-veda etc. etc.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. स्वाहाsvāhā[su ͜ ấhâ] indecl. [perhaps old in., aus- picious word: √ah; cp. su ͜ asti] hail! bless ing! (to, on, d. of…

    [su ͜ ấhâ] indecl. [perhaps old instrumental, aus- picious word: √ah; compare su ͜ asti] hail! bless ing! (to, on, dative of deity); at the end of in vocations=amen: with kri, pronounce the exclamation svâhâ over (accusative); feminine; also equal for personified as daughter of Daksha and wife of Agni: -kârá, masculine utterance of or consecration with the exclamation svâhâ; (svấhâ)-krita, perfect passive participle consecrated or offered with 'svâhâ'; (svấhâ) kritĭ̂, feminine; also equal for consecration with 'svâhâ'; a deity of the Âprî hymns; -pati, masculine husband of Svâhâ, Agni; -vallabha, masculine the same

    Source: Macdonell

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