Svaka, Shvaka, Ś첹: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ś첹 can be transliterated into English as Svaka or Shvaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchSvaka (स्वक) refers to “intrinsically inherent (properties)�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] Just as the salty taste intrinsically inherent (svaka) [in salt,] is effortlessly obtained from a salty substance, so gnosis of Brahma [in the form of] cessation [which is intrinsically inherent in the mind] is effortlessly [obtained] from the mind. [...]�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāSvaka (स्वक) refers to “one’s own (action)�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, sixty ṭi of Bodhisattvas, having stood up from the congregation, joined their palms, paid homage to the Lord, and then uttered these verses in one voice: ‘[...] (223) Respected or not respected, we will become like the Mount Sumeru, and unsullied by the world, we will become the leaders of the world. (224) When we hear the reproach of corrupted monks, we will take heed to our action (karman-svaka) lest their action bear its fruit. [...]’�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysvaka (स्वक).—a S Own, proper, peculiar.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsvaka (स्वक).�a Own, proper, peculiar.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚ첹 (श्वक).—A wolf.
Derivable forms: ś첹� (श्वक�).
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Svaka (स्वक).�a. One's own, own.
-첹� A relation, friend.
-kam One's own property.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySvaka (स्वक).�(m) (?) (compare s.v. svaya�), (1) according to Senart = Sanskrit svayam, (one)self, in Ѳ屹ٳ iii.126.9, 10; the crow-king Supātra's minister speaks: (if I cannot fulfil the king's command, and steal food from the kitchen of the king of Benares) na puruṣaraka� bhavati (here mss. punctuate) asmāka�, gacchāmi svaka� rājño Supātrasya niveditu� (so Senart, but mss. °trasya ke, or ka-, nivedita�), mahārāja atra svaka� (so Senart em., mss. se) mahāna- sāto rājabhojana� ānemi.The passage seems to me too uncertain to justify confidence in the em. (which might be explained as hyper-Sanskrit for svaya�, interpreted as having Pktic y for k, § 2.33). In the first line the orig. may have been svakaṃ…nivedita� (with mss.); (2) in Lalitavistara 237.16 (verse) Lefm. mahya saṃjñi svakam eva vartate, which might be rendered my own self (assuming svakam = ātmā) is having the idea (that you will become like the Highest of Men). But best mss. have saṃjñā for saṃjñi; meter will be satisfied by saṃjña, and we could interpret svaka-m-eva, with hiatus-bridging m; then, my very own notion is� In ṇḍī첹 112.8 (verse) read probably with Nepalese mss. pitā svakasya, his own father; svakasya = Sanskrit svasya = ātmana�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySvaka (स्वक).—mfn.
(-첹�--ka�) Own, proper, peculiar. E. sva as above, kan added.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySvaka (स्वक).—[sva + ka], adj., f. , Own, [ʲñٲԳٰ] iii. [distich] 203.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySvaka (स्वक).�(poss. refl.) = [preceding]; [masculine] relative, friend; [neuter] wealth, property.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ś첹 (श्वक):—[from ś] m. a wolf, [Nalacampū or damayantīkathā]
2) Svaka (स्वक):—[from sva] mf(a or i)n. = sva1, one’s own, my own etc., [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] m. one of one’s own people, a relation, kinsman, friend
4) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] one’s own people, friends, [Mṛcchakaṭi; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] n. one’s own goods property, wealth, riches, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ś첹 (श्वक):�(i, ṅa) śvaṃkate 1. d. To go.
2) Svaka (स्वक):—[(ka�--ka�) a.] Own.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Svaka (स्वक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Saga, Saha.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 (+8): Shvakantaka, Svakala, Svakale, Svakalpa, Svakalpavidhi, Svakambala, Svakambila, Svakamini, Svakapolakalpane, Svakara, Svakarakara, Svakarana, Svakari, Svakarmaja, Svakarmakrit, Svakarmanigada, Svakarmavasha, Svakarmavashaga, Svakarmmakrit, Svakarmman.
Full-text (+15): Matarishvaka, Ashvaka, Karmasvaka, Svika, Svakasvaka, Abhiyoktavya, Svakatevi, Varttashin, Parshvika, Pratichada, Kuvalashva, Svakiya, Vedodita, Anyatamaka, Ohara, Pariparshvika, Inherent, Madiya, Shaka, Dhyama.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 6.14.29-30 < [Chapter 14 - The Glories of Ratnākara, Raivata, and Kācala]
Verse 4.14.12 < [Chapter 14 - The Story of the Jālandharīs]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 11.50 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Sanskrit Inscriptions of Thailand (by Satischandra Chatterjee)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)