self-existent
स्वयंभू (svayaṃbhū) [Printed book page 821-02]
स्वयम्-भू (svayam-bhū) (I) a. self-existent. [ID=42694]
स्वयम्-भू (svayam-bhū) (I) a. self-existent. [ID=42694]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
स्वयंभूsvayaṃbhū
स्वयंभू (svayaṃbhū) is a Sanskrit word meaning self-existent, an epithet of Brahman, Brahman, Vishnu, or Shiva, time, love, an epithet of Vishnu. Its 4 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Self-existent; Existing by oneself, Epithet for Deities and Concepts.
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Meanings by context
Self-existent; Existing by oneself
3 definitions
1. Brahman, Vishnu, or Shiva. 2. Time. 3. Love.
स्वयंभू (svayaṃbhū) [Printed book page 1096-b]
स्वयंभू (svayaṃbhū) svayaṃbhū, i. e. svayam-bhū-
स्वयंभू (svayaṃbhū) svayaṃbhū, i. e. svayam-bhū-
(existing by himself, not created), m.
1. Brahman, Man. 1, 3; 94; Viṣṇu,
Śiva, Pañc. i. d. 422 (?). 2. Time.
3. Love.
[ID=16863]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Self-existent. 2. An epithet of Brahman.
स्वयंभू (svayaṃbhū) [Printed book page 651]
स्वयंभू (svayaṃbhū) a. self-existent; m. E. of Brahman. [ID=38982]
स्वयंभू (svayaṃbhū) a. self-existent; m. E. of Brahman. [ID=38982]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Epithet for Deities and Concepts
1 definition
1. An epithet of Brahman.
2. An epithet of Vishnu.
3. An epithet of Shiva.
4. An epithet of Kala, the deity presiding over time.
5. An epithet of Kamadeva.
स्वयम्-भू (svayam-bhū) (II) m. 1. an epithet of Brahman (m.); 2. of Vishṇu; 3. of Śiva; 4. of Kāla, the deity presiding over time; 5. of Kāmadeva. [ID=42695]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Definitions on this page come from 3 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.