# स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya)

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स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) is a Sanskrit word meaning freedom of the will, independence, freedom of will or independence, free will in philosophy, wilfulness, independence, independence or freedom, independence, freedom of will. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Independence, Freedom of Will, Wilfulness, Self-willed Action.

- **Etymology:** E. स्वतन्त्र self-willed, ष्यञ् aff — E. svatantra self-willed, ṣyañ aff
- **SLP1:** `svAtantrya`  **IAST:** svātantrya  **Devanagari:** स्वातन्त्र्य
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svatantrya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/svatantrya/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** स्वातंत्र्य (svātaṃtrya)

## Meanings by context

### Independence, Freedom of Will (4 definitions)
- freedom of the will, independence  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1283,3] स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) n. ( fr. स्व - तन्त्र (sva-tantra) ) the following one's own will, freedom of the will, independence ( आत् (āt) and एन (ena), ‘by one's own will, of one's own free choice, voluntarily, freely’), Lāṭy.; MaitrUp.; MBh. &c. [ ID=259609 ]
- independence, freedom of will  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) [Printed book page 372-3 ] स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) svātantr-ya, n. [sva-tantra] independence, freedom of will: in. independently, by oneself. [ ID=20288 ]
- 1. Self-dependence or free will. 2. Acting spontaneously or freely.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) [Printed book page 654 ] स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) n. self-dependence, free will; instr. spontaneously, freely. [ ID=39152 ]
- 1. Freedom of will or independence. 2. Free will in philosophy.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) [Printed book page 1161-c ] स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) svātantrya, am, n. (fr. sva-tan- tra ), the power of following one's own will, freedom of will, independence; (in phil.) free will. [ ID=53771 ]

### Wilfulness, Self-willed Action (4 definitions)
- Wilfulness, independence  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) [Printed book page 965 ] स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) n. ( - न्त्र्यं (-ntryaṃ) ) Wilfulness, independence. E. स्वतन्त्र (svatantra) self-willed, ष्यञ् (ṣyañ) aff. [ ID=43753 ]
- independence or freedom  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) [Printed book page 889-a ] स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) ( न्त्य्रं ) ((ntyraṃ)) 1. n. Idem. [ ID=43557 ]
- 1. Wilfulness. 2. Independence.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) [Printed book page 823-b ] स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) n. ( - न्त्र्यं (-ntryaṃ) ) Wilfulness, independence. E. स्वतन्त्र (svatantra) self-willed, ष्यञ् (ṣyañ) aff. [ ID=46333 ]
- 1. Independence. 2. Wilfulness.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) [Printed book page 1098-b ] स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya) svātantrya, i. e. sva-tantra + ya, n. 1. Independence, Man. 9, 3; Bhartṛ. 3, 92. 2. Wilfulness, Man. 5, 147 (mere pleasure, Jones). [ ID=16900 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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