Svapana, Svapaṇa, Sva-pana: 11 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSvapana (स्वपन):—(von 1. svapa)
1) adj. schläfrig [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 30, 17.] —
2) n. a) das Schlafen [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] [Suśruta 1, 330, 8.] [Spr. (II) 1622.] yoganidrayā [6524.] — b) das Eingeschlafensein, Taubheit (der Haut) [Suśruta 1, 269, 1.]
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Svāpana (स्वापन):—(vom caus. von svap)
1) adj. schlafen machend, einschläfernd: Viṣṇu [Mahābhārata 13, 6999.] eine mythische Waffe [5, 7296.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 56, 7 (57, 6 Gorresio).] —
2) m. ein Mittel zum Einschläfern [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 36.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Svapanakati, Svapanantika, Svapanavat.
Ends with: Apasvapana, Asvapana, Avasvapana, Divasvapana, Osvapana, Prasvapana, Susvapana, Visvapana.
Full-text: Soana, Prasvapana, Divasvapana, Suvana, Caturdashasvapanavicara, Susvapana, Sovana, Apasvapana, Suana, Supana, Abhuti, Pana.
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Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
2. Rites Related to Birth (a): Svāpana < [Chapter 5 - Women in the Rites and Rituals of the Atharvaveda]
1. List of Hymns pertaining to Women < [Chapter 2 - The Strīkarmāṇi Hymns of the Atharvaveda]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.8.45 < [Chapter 8 - The Manifestation of Opulences]
Verse 2.10.124 < [Chapter 10 - Conclusion of the Lord’s Mahā-prakāśa Pastimes]
Verse 1.8.96 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)