sva

Dictionary meanings for sva from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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sva

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

pron. a. 1 One's own, belong- ing to oneself, often serving as a reflexive pronoun; svaniyogamaśūnyaṃ kuru Ś. 2; prajāḥ prajāḥ svā iva taṃtrayitvā 5. 5; oft. in comp. in this sense; svaṃputra, svakalatra, svadravya.

2 Innate, natural, inherent, peculiar, inborn; sūryāpāye na khalu kamalaṃ puṣyati svāmabhi- khyāṃ Me. 80; Ś. 1. 19; sa tasya svo bhāvaḥ prakṛtiniyatatvādakṛtakaḥ U. 6. 14.

3 Belonging to one's own...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mf (/A) n. own, one's own, my own, thy own, his own, her own, our own, their own &c (referring to all three persons accord. to context, often ibc., but generally declinable like the pronominal sarva e.g. svasmai dat. svasmāt abl. [ optionally in abl. loc.... m. one's self, the Ego, the human soul W. 1275,1 257774 m. N. of Vishn2u viṣṇu MBh. 1275,1 257775 m. a man of one's own people or tribe, a kinsman, relative,...

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