As a deity name
Name 592 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 730 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
स्वच्छन्द · sva-ććhand · s.m.
One's own will, own choice or fancy; independence; ease, security, peace — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 695
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
following o˚'s own will, acting at pleasure, independent, uncontrolled, spontaneous (am ), &c.
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Dictionary citations
sva—cchanda m. o˚'s own or free will, o˚'s own choice of fancy (ibc., ˚dāt, ˚dena, or ˚da-tas, ‘at o˚'s own will or pleasure’, ‘spontaneously’, ‘independently’, ‘freely’), Up.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.
N. of wk.
sva—cchanda mf(ā)n. following o˚'s own will, acting at pleasure, independent, uncontrolled, spontaneous (am ind.), Yājñ.; Kāv.; VarBṛS. &c.
sva—cchanda mf(ā)n. uncultivated, wild, W.
sva—cchanda m. N. of Skanda, AV.Pariś.
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