As a deity name
Name 466 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
स्ववश · adj
जो अपने वश में हो । स्वतंत्र । स्वाधीन · जिसका अपने आप पर अधिकार हो । जो अपनी इंद्रियों को वश में रखता हो । जितेंद्रिय — Śabdasāgara
स्ववश · sva-vaś · adj.
(f. -ā), Subject to one's own will, self-controlled; ruled by one's own free will, independent, headstrong — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 703
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(for svavaśa See p. 1282) having control of one's self, self-controlled, subject to one's self or to one's own will, independent, free (-tā ), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "svavaśa" is derived from "svava" with the śas suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
svava r. 1st cl. (svavati) To revile, to abuse.
sva—vaśa mf(ā)n. (for svavaśa See p. 1282) having control of one's self, self-controlled, subject to one's self or to one's own will, independent, free (-tā f.), MBh.; R. &c.
sv-avaśa mfn. (for sva-v˚ See p. 1276, col. 3) not at all master of one's self, Vās.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
sva—vaśa mf(ā)n. (for svavaśa See p. 1282) having control of one's self, self-controlled, subject to one's self or to one's own will, independent, free (-tā f.), MBh.; R. &c.
sv-avaśa mfn. (for sva-v˚ See p. 1276, col. 3) not at all master of one's self, Vās.
svavaśa mfn. (-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Self-subdued, self-controlled. E. sva, and vaśa subjection.
svava r. 1st cl. (svavati) To revile, to abuse.
Alternative readings
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