स्वाति (svāti) is a Sanskrit word meaning the star Arcturus as the fifteenth lunar asterism, one of the wives of the Sun, a sword, the fifteenth lunar mansion, of Megha-svati, born under the star Arcturus. Its 18 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them The star Arcturus / Svāti Nakshatra, Proper Name: Son of Meghasvāti, Adjective: Born under the Svāti star.
Etymology
E. सु well, auspiciously, अत to go or be, aff. इन्
(H1) [Printed book page 1283,3] स्वाति (svāti)f. (of unknown derivation) N. of the star Arcturus (as forming the 13th and 15th lunar asterism; also स्वाती (svātī)pl.स्वात्यः (svātyaḥ)), AV. &c. &c. [ID=259610]
स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 372-3] स्वाति (svāti) svātí (or ī́), the 13th (or 15th) lunar asterism. [ID=20289]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. One of the wives of the sun. 2. The star Arcturus or the fifteenth lunar asterism. 3. A sword.
स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 965] स्वाति (svāti) f. (-तिः-ती (-tiḥ-tī))
1 One of the wives of the sun.
2 The star Arcturus, or fifteenth lunar asterism, consisting of but one star.
3 A sword.
E. सु (su) well, auspiciously, अत (ata) to go or be, aff. इन् (in).
[ID=43754]
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. One of the wives of the sun. 2. Arcturus. 3. A sword.
स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 889-a] स्वाति (svāti)(तिः-ती) ((tiḥ-tī)) 2. 3. f. One of the wives of the sun; Arcturus; a sword. [ID=43558]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. One of the wives of the sun. 2. The star Arcturus, as the fifteenth lunar asterism. 3. An auspicious constellation. 4. A sword.
स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 822-26] स्वाति (svāti)(ती) (svāti(tī))f. 1. One of the wives of the sun; 2. the star Arcturus considered as the fifteenth lunar asterism, स्यात्यां सागरशुक्तिमध्यपतितं सन्मौक्तिकं जयते (syātyāṃ sāgaraśuktimadhyapatitaṃ sanmauktikaṃ jayate)Bhartr. ii.67; 3. an auspicious constellation; 4. a sword. [ID=42791]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. One of the wives of the sun. 2. The star Arcturus or fifteenth lunar asterism. 3. An auspicious constellation. 4. A sword. 5. A bird.
स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 823-b] स्वाति (svāti)
f. (-तिः-ती (-tiḥ-tī))
1. One of the wives of the sun.
2. The star Arcturus, or fifteenth lunar asterism, consisting of but one star.
3. An auspicious constellation.
4. A sword.
5. A bird.
E. सु (su) well, auspiciously, अत् (at) to go or be, aff. इन् । (in .)
[ID=46334]
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. One of the wives of the sun. 2. The star Arcturus or the fifteenth lunar asterism. 3. An auspicious constellation. 4. A sword.
स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 1098-b] स्वाति (svāti) or स्वाती (svātī)svātī̆,f.1. One of
the wives of the sun. 2. The star
Arcturus, or fifteenth lunar asterism.
3. An auspicious constellation, Bhartṛ.
2, 57. 4. A sword.
[ID=16901]
— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
name of a constellation
स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 654] स्वाति (svāti)f.N. of a constellation. [ID=39153]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The star Arcturus and the fifteenth lunar asterism.
2. A son of Uru.
3. One of the wives of the Sun.
4. A sword.
स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 1161-c] स्वाति (svāti)svāti, is, m. f. (said to be fr. 5. su + rt. 2. at), an auspicious constellation; the star Arcturus (as forming the fifteenth lunar asterism); N. of a son of Ūru, (in this sense masc.); (is), f. one of the wives of the Sun; a sword. —Svāti-yoga, as, m. conjunction with Svāti. [ID=53772]
merit of performing a śrāddha under the constellation S.).—
§ 759 (do.): XIII, 110, 5393 (description of the cāndra-
vrata).
[ID=10683]
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
performing shraddha in this nakshatra brings profit in trade
स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 3-733] Svāti (I) — the performance of śrāddha in this nakṣatra, gives one profits in trade. Br. III. 18. 8; Vā. 50. 130; 66. 49; 82. 8. [ID=17088]
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Definitions on this page come from 11 works:
Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
