Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

svayambhū स्वयम्भू – self-existent one; self-arisen one

adjective · substantive masculine

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AYI dictionary substantive masculine

self-existent one; self-arisen one

Derived from

  1. svayam स्वयम् adverb — by itself
  2. bhū भू verbal root — be; become; arise
Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

—Svayam- bhū, ūs, m. ‘self-existing,’ the Self-existent, Brahmā; Viṣṇu; Śiva; Kāla or time; Kāma-deva; a Jaina deified sage; N. of the third of the nine black Vāsu- devas; N. of certain plants (= māṣa-parṇī; = liṅginī).

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

svayambhū a. celui qui existe par soi, Brahmā; l'amour; Viṣṇu; Śiva. Le temps.

Occurrences in source texts (4)

IVU 1 occurrence
IVU 8: The Bodiless Self 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3 occurrences
SiSa 5.82-5.89: Mūlādhāra 2 occurrences

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SiSa 5.94-5.101: Mūlādhāra-Siddhis 1 occurrence

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