sva-dháyā

sva-dhā́


(accord. toﾠ some N. of Nature orﾠ the material Universe;
sva-dháyā « by self-power») RV. ;
own state orﾠ condition orﾠ nature, habitual state, custom, rule, law RV. ;
ease, comfort, pleasure (ánusvadhā́m, svadhā́mánu orﾠ svadhā́ánu, svadháyā, orﾠ svadhā́bhiḥ, « according to one's habit orﾠ pleasure, spontaneously, willingly, easily, freely, undisturbedly, wantonly, sportively») RV. AV. VS. TBr. ;
own place, home ( svadhé du. « the two places orﾠ homes», heaven andﾠ earth Naigh. III, 30) ib. ;
« own portion orﾠ share», the sacrificial offering due to each god, (esp.) the food orﾠ libation, orﾠ refreshing drink (cf. 2. su-dhā) offered to the Pitṛis orﾠ spirits of deceased ancestors (consisting of clarified butter etc. andﾠ often only a remainder of the Havis;
alsoﾠ applied to other oblations orﾠ libations, andﾠ personified as a daughter of Daksha andﾠ wife of the Pitṛis orﾠ of Aṇgiras orﾠ of a Rudra orﾠ of Agni) RV. etc. etc.;
(- dhá) ind. (with dat. orﾠ gen.) the exclamation orﾠ benediction used on presenting ( orﾠ as a substitute for) the above oblation orﾠ libation to the gods orﾠ departed ancestors
(accord. toﾠ Mn. III, 252 the highest form of benediction at a Ṡrāddha;
with kṛi,
to pronounce the exclamation orﾠ benediction sva-dhā;
svadhâ̱stu, « let there be a blessing on it»
cf. RTL. 104, n. 1) RV. etc. etc.
svadhā́