# स्वाति (svāti)

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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 — E. su well, auspiciously, ata to go or be, aff. in
- **SLP1:** `svAti`  **IAST:** svāti  **Devanagari:** स्वाति
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svati
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/svati/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** स्वाती (svātī)

## Meanings by context

### The star Arcturus / Svāti Nakshatra (11 definitions)
- the star Arcturus as the fifteenth lunar asterism  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (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 ]
- the 13th or 15th lunar asterism  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 372-3 ] स्वाति (svāti) svātí ( or ī́), the 13th ( or 15th) lunar asterism. [ ID=20289 ]
- 1. One of the wives of the sun. 2. The star Arcturus or the fifteenth lunar asterism. 3. A sword.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- 1. One of the wives of the sun. 2. Arcturus. 3. A sword.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- 1. One of the wives of the sun. 2. The star Arcturus, as the fifteenth lunar asterism. 3. An auspicious constellation. 4. A sword.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- 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.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- 1. One of the wives of the sun. 2. The star Arcturus or the fifteenth lunar asterism. 3. An auspicious constellation. 4. A sword.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- name of a constellation  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 654 ] स्वाति (svāti) f. N. of a constellation. [ ID=39153 ]
- 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.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > 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 ]
- name of a nakshatra  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > स्वाति (svāti) [Printed book page 671-1 ] Svāti, name of a nakṣatra (v. Sū. Si.). § 565 (Gālavacarita): V, 111, 3835 ( atra —i.e. in the north— tiṣṭhati vai S°r atrāsyā udayaḥ smṛtaḥ ).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 3, 85 ( Citrā- Svātyantare caiva dhiṣṭhitaḥ paruṣagrahaḥ, omens).—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 64, 3269 (merit of gifts under the constellation S.).—§ 749 (do.): XIII, 89 α, 4261 ( °yoge, merit of performing a śrāddha under the constellation S.).— § 759 (do.): XIII, 110, 5393 (description of the cāndra- vrata). [ ID=10683 ]
- performing shraddha in this nakshatra brings profit in trade  
  *The Purana Index*
  > 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 ]

### Proper Name: Son of Meghasvāti (2 definitions)
- of Megha-svati  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Megha-svāti, VP. [ ID=259614 ]
- A son of Meghasvati who ruled for eighteen years  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 3-734 ] Svāti (II) — a son of Meghasvāti (Andhra) ruled for 18 years. M. 273. 6. [ ID=17089 ]

### Adjective: Born under the Svāti star (1 definition)
- born under the star Arcturus  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > स्वाति (svāti) mfn. born under the star Arcturus, Pāṇini (Author) iv, 3, 34. [ ID=259615 ]

### Mythological figure: A wife of the Sun (1 definition)
- one of the wives of the Sun  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of one of the wives of the Sun, L. [ ID=259611 ]

### Object: A sword (1 definition)
- a sword  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a sword, L. [ ID=259612 ]

### Proper Name: Son of Dhvajinīvan (1 definition)
- a son of Dhvajinivan and father of Rushanku  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Svāti (III) — a son of Dhvajinīvan and father of Ruśanku. Vi. IV. 12. 2. [ ID=17090 ]

### Proper Name: Son of Uru and Āgneyī (1 definition)
- the fifteenth lunar mansion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > स्वाति (svāti) m. N. of a son of Uru and Āgneyī ( v.l. ख्याति (khyāti) ), Hariv.; VP. [ ID=259613 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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