स्व—धा a See
p. 1278, col. 1, and
s.v. स्व-धा f. bf. (for
स्वधा॑ See p.1280) self-position, self-power, inherent power (
accord. to some,
N. of Nature or the material Universe;
स्व-ध॑या ‘by self-power’),
[RV.] own state or condition or nature, habitual state, custom, rule, law,
[RV.] अनु स्वधाम् ease, comfort, pleasure (,
स्वधा॑म् अ॑नु or
स्वधा॑ अ॑नु,
स्वध॑या, or
स्वधा॑भिः, ‘according to one's habit or pleasure, spontaneously, willingly, easily, freely, undisturbedly, wantonly, sportively’),
[RV.] ;
[AV.] ;
[VS.] ;
[TBr.] स्वधे own place, home (
du. ‘the two places or homes’, heaven and earth,
[Naigh. iii, 30] ),
ib.सु-धा ‘own portion or share’, the sacrificial offering due to each god, (
esp. ) the food or libation, or refreshing drink (
cf. 2.) offered to the
पितृs or spirits of deceased ancestors (consisting of clarified butter &c. and often only a remainder of the
हविस्; also applied to other oblations or libations, and personified as a daughter of
दक्ष and wife of the
पितृs or of
अङ्गिरस् or of a
रुद्र or of
अग्नि),
[RV.] &c. &c.
स्व-धा n. ind. (with
dat. or
gen. ) the exclamation or benediction used on presenting (or as a substitute for) the above oblation or libation to the gods or departed ancestors (
accord. to
[Mn. iii, 252] the highest form of benediction at a
श्राद्ध; with √
कृ, ‘to pronounce the exclamation or benediction ’;
स्वधा-स्तु, ‘let there be a blessing on it’ [
cf. [RTL. 104, n. 1] ]),
[RV.] ; &c.
स्वधा f. cf. (for
स्व-धा See
p. 1278, col. 1) an axe, knife,
[TS.]