Svayambhuva, ⲹܱ, ⲹṃbܱ, Svayam-bhuva: 16 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ⲹܱ (स्वायम्भुव).—A name of Nārada.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 6. 3.
1b) (see Manu)1 the Devas are Yāmas, the sages are Marīci and six others besides his ten sons; all engaged in Pratisarga and attained the final bliss;2 Pṛthu milked the cow-earth with the help of ⲹܱ Manu in his hand; to his family belonged a Prajāpati Aṅga;3 came out of the first face and of white colour;4 married Śatarūpā.5
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 12. 53-4; Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 119; 109. 5.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 9. 3-6.
- 3) Ib. 10. 3, 15.
- 4) Vāyu-purāṇa 26. 32; 61. 119; 109. 5.
- 5) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 9. 36; Vāyu-purāṇa 10. 11-12.
ⲹṃbܱ (स्वायंभु�) or “Manu-ⲹṃbܱ� refers to the male portion of Brahmā after he split himself into two, according to the ղṃśa (‘genealogical description�) of the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, “Brahmā was ordered by Śiva to create. After mental creation Brahmā desired to have progeny by sexual union (maithuna prabhava). He divides himself in two—male portion and female portion. The male portion is known as Manu-svāyaṃbhuva and the female portion became Śatarūpā. By penance Śatarūpā got Manu as her husband. As a result two sons—Priyavrata and Uttānapāda and two daughters—Ākūti and Prasūti were born. [...]

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śivaⲹܱ (स्वायम्भुव) or ⲹܱ岵 refers to one of the twenty-eight Գ岵: a classification of the Śaiva division of Ś岵. The Ś岵 represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The Ś岵 are divided into four groups viz. Śaiva, Pāśupata, Soma and Lākula. Śaiva is further divided in to Dakṣiṇa, Vāma and Siddhānta (e.g., ⲹܱ).

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: Rāj nighṇṭuⲹܱ (स्वयम्भुवा) is another name for ٳū貹ٰ, a medicinal plant identified with Nicotiana tabacum Linn. or “cultivated tobacco� from the Solanaceae or “nightshades� family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.34-35 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighṇṭu. The fifth chapter (貹貹ṭād-) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (ṣu-ṣu貹). Together with the names ⲹܱ and ٳū貹ٰ, there are a total of eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)ⲹܱ (स्वायम्भुव) or ⲹܱguggulu refers to one of the topics discussed in the ۴Dz峾ṛt, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The ۴Dz峾ṛt is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 śǰ첹.—The catalogue includes the term—ⲹܱ�-guggulu in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: ⲹܱguggulu� .

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantramⲹṃbܱ (स्वयंभुव) refers to “self-existent�, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “Akula is said to be the principle that, self-existent (ⲹṃbܱ), does not require Kula in order to exist. It is Śiva, the supreme cause. Kula is that from which the universe arises. It is that in which it is established and where it is dissolved away. That Kula is said to be Kaula�.

Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroesⲹṃbܱ (स्वयंभुव) refers to the “self-existent one�, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] [He should visualize] a seed of knowledge [representing] the self-existent one (ⲹṃbܱ) (viz., ū) at the center of a lotus on a sun [disk] in [his] heart. Then he should emit rays of various colors, [which] fill the sky. Having attracted an assembly of deities formed by Jñānaḍākinī, he should make the Lord of the world seated at the center of a hollow space in the sky. [...]�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryⲹṃbܱ (स्वायंभु�).�a. (-ī f.)
1) Relating to Brahman; तुरासाहं पुरोधा� धा� स्वायंभुवं ययुः (turāsāha� purodhāya dhāma svāyaṃbhuva� yayu�) Kumārasambhava 2.1.
2) Descended from Brahman; स्वायंभुवान्मरीचेर्यः प्रवभू� प्रजापति� (svāyaṃbhuvānmarīcerya� pravaūva prajāpati�) Ś.7.9.
-� An epithet of the first Manu (as he was a son of Brahman).
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Svayambhuva (स्वयम्भु�).�
1) the first Manu.
2) Name of Brahman.
3) of Śiva.
Derivable forms: ⲹܱ� (स्वयम्भुवः).
Svayambhuva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms svayam and bhuva (भु�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySvayambhuva (स्वयम्भु�).—m.
(-�) 1. The first Manu. 2. Brahma. 3. Siva. E. svayam self, ū to be or exist, aff. ka; or svayambha Brahma, and � pleonasm or patronymic aff.
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ⲹܱ (स्वायम्भुव).—mfn.
(-�-ī-va�) 1. Relating to Swayambhu. 2. Derived from the self-born. m.
(-�) An epithet of the first Manu, the son of Swayambhu. E. svayamū, and � aff.; also svāyamū .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryⲹܱ (स्वायम्भुव).—i. e. svayaṃ� + a, I. adj. 1. Relating to Brahman. 2. Descended from Brahman. Ii. m. The son of Brahman, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 168; epithet of the first Manu, [Բśٰ] 1, 61; 63.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryⲹṃbܱ (स्वयंभुव).—[adjective] = seq. adj.
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ⲹṃbܱ (स्वायंभु�).�1. [adjective] relating to Svayamū (Brahman) or ⲹܱ (v. seq.).
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ⲹṃbܱ (स्वायंभु�).�2. [masculine] patr. of the first Manu.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorumⲹṃbܱ (स्वायंभु�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a śaiva Tantra. Quoted by Rāmakṇṭha in Nareśvaraparīkṣāprakāśa, who also mentions a vṛtti, by Hemādri in Vratakhṇḍa p. 60, in Dānakhṇḍa p. 136, by Raghunandana in Tithitattva, etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svayambhuva (स्वयम्भु�):—[=svayam-bhuva] [from svayam > sva] mfn. = -ū, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of the first Manu ([wrong reading] for ⲹ-), [Horace H. Wilson]
3) ⲹܱ (स्वयम्भुवा):—[=ⲹ-ܱ] [from svayam-bhuva > svayam > sva] f. a kind of shrub, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) ⲹܱ (स्वायम्भुव):�mfn. ([from] svayamū) relating to Svayam-ū or the Self-existent, derived from the Self-existent (id est. Brahman), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
5) relating to or derived from Manu ⲹܱ, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
6) m. ‘son of Svayam-ū�, Name of various sages ([especially] of the first Manu, of Marīci, Atri, Nārada etc.), [ib.]
7) n. Name of a Śaiva Tantra.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svayambhuva (स्वयम्भु�):—[svaya-mbhuva] (�) 1. m. Id.; first Menu.
2) ⲹܱ (स्वायम्भुव):—[(va�-ī-va�) a.] Of the selfborn. m. Swayambhu's son.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusⲹṃbܱ (ಸ್ವಾಯಂಭು�):�
1) [noun] (myth.) the first of the fourteen Manus, the forefathers of the mankind.
2) [noun] name of one of the twenty eight Śaivaāgamas.
3) [noun] a kind of īṇe (a stringed musical isntrument).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Bhuva, Svayam, Shvaya.
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