Dictionary meanings for svāmin from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. (nī f.) [sva-astyarthe mini dīrghaḥ] Possessing proprietory rights. m. 1 A proprietor, an owner.
2 A lord, master; raghusvāminaḥ saccaritraṃ Vikr. 18. 107.
4 A sovereign, king, monarch.
5 A husband.
6 A spiritual preceptor.
7 A learn- ed Brāhmaṇa, an ascetic or reli- gious man of the highest order; (in this sense usually added to pro- per names).
8 An epithet of Kār- tikeya.
9 Of Viṣṇu.
10 Of...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. (fr. 1. sva + min) an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of (gen. loc., or comp.) Mn.; MBh. &c 1284,1 259657 m. a chief, commander (of an army) Vikr.; Subh. 1284,1 259658 m. a husband, lover (du. husband and wife) A1past.; Mn.; MBh. &c 1284,1 259659 m. a king, prince (in dram. used as a form of address = deva) 1284,1 259660
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