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स्वाध्यायsvādhyāya

स्वाध्याय (svādhyāya) is a Sanskrit word meaning reciting or repeating the Veda to oneself, repeating the Veda aloud, recitation or perusal of any sacred texts, name of a work, studying the Veda, to study, recite, or read. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Act of study or recitation of sacred texts, A day for resuming sacred recitation, Cross-reference entry.

Root
1. श्रु (1. śru)
Etymology
E. स्व one's self, अध्याय reading
Definitions
17
View Declension Tables , 48 forms

Meanings by context

Act of study or recitation of sacred texts

11 definitions
Reciting or repeating the Veda to oneself.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

repeating the Veda aloud

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

recitation or perusal of any sacred texts

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Repeating to oneself or study of the Veda

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Inaudible reading or muttering of prayers. 2. The Vedas. 3. Study of the Vedas.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Muttering prayers. 2. The Vedas or their study.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

study of the Vedas or sacred books

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Inaudible reading or muttering of prayers. 2. The Vedas or scripture. 3. Study of the Vedas.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

repetition or study, especially of the Veda

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

recitation to oneself or study of the Veda

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

the study or repetition of Vedic texts

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

A day for resuming sacred recitation

1 definition
a day on which sacred recitation is resumed after suspension

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Cross-reference entry

1 definition
See page 1157

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Name of a specific work

1 definition
Name of a work

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

One who studies the Veda / Studying the Veda (adj.)

1 definition
studying the Veda

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Veda or sacred scripture

1 definition
the Veda

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

To study or recite (verbal form)

1 definition
to study, recite, or read

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.