As a deity name
Name 447 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 901 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
स्वस्तिद · noun · masculine
शिव । महादेव — Śabdasāgara
स्वस्तिद · adj
मंगल या कल्याण देने अथवा करनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
conferring happiness.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "svastida" is the vocative of "svastidā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
sv-asti—da (Śivag.) mfn. conferring happiness.
sv-asti—dā (RV.) mfn. conferring happiness.
Alternative readings
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