An epithet of Bhishma
स्वे (sve)च्छा (cchā)—मृत्यु (—mṛtyu) m. N. of Bhīṣma (who had received from his father the power of fixing the time of his own death), Pañcar. [ID=258450]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
स्वेच्छामृत्युsvecchāmṛtyu
स्वेच्छामृत्यु (svecchāmṛtyu) is a Sanskrit word meaning dying at will, an epithet of Bhishma. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Epithet of Bhīṣma, One who dies at their own will.
- Etymology
- E. स्वेच्छा wish, and मृत्यु death
- Definitions
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Meanings by context
Epithet of Bhīṣma
5 definitions
Bhishma
स्वेच्छा (svecchā)मृत्यु (mṛtyu) (svecchāmṛtyu) [Printed book page 966]
स्वेच्छा (svecchā)मृत्यु (mṛtyu) (svecchāmṛtyu) m. (-त्युः (-tyuḥ)) BHĪṢMA.
स्वेच्छा (svecchā)मृत्यु (mṛtyu) (svecchāmṛtyu) m. (-त्युः (-tyuḥ)) BHĪṢMA.
E. स्वेच्छा (svecchā) wish, and मृत्यु (mṛtyu) death.
[ID=43830]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Bhishma
स्वेच्छामृत्यु (svecchāmṛtyu) [Printed book page 890-b]
स्वेच्छा-मृत्यु (svecchā-mṛtyu) (त्युः) ((tyuḥ)) 2. m. Bhishma. [ID=43639]
स्वेच्छा-मृत्यु (svecchā-mṛtyu) (त्युः) ((tyuḥ)) 2. m. Bhishma. [ID=43639]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
an epithet of Bhishma
स्वेच्छामृत्यु (svecchāmṛtyu) [Printed book page 819-14]
स्व-इच्छा (sva-icchā)˚मृत्यु (˚mṛtyu) m. an epithet of Bhīshma. [ID=42605]
स्व-इच्छा (sva-icchā)˚मृत्यु (˚mṛtyu) m. an epithet of Bhīshma. [ID=42605]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Bhishma
स्वेच्छा (svecchā)मृत्यु (mṛtyu) (svecchāmṛtyu) [Printed book page 825-a]
स्वेच्छा (svecchā)मृत्यु (mṛtyu) (svecchāmṛtyu)
स्वेच्छा (svecchā)मृत्यु (mṛtyu) (svecchāmṛtyu)
m. (-त्युः (-tyuḥ)) BHĪṢMA.
E. स्वेच्छा (svecchā) self-will, मृत्यु (mṛtyu) death.
[ID=46426]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
One who dies at their own will
1 definition
dying at will
(H4) [Printed book page 1277,3]
स्वे (sve)च्छा (cchā)—मृत्यु (—mṛtyu) mfn. having death in o°'s own power, dying at o°'s own will [ID=258449]
स्वे (sve)च्छा (cchā)—मृत्यु (—mṛtyu) mfn. having death in o°'s own power, dying at o°'s own will [ID=258449]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.