As a deity name
Name 713 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 37 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
self-existing, independent
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "svayambhū" is the nominative dual of "svayambhu" — 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
svayam—bhū mfn. self-existing, independent, RV.; TS.; KaṭhUp.; Suśr.
svayam—bhū m. N. of Brahman, Mn.; MBh. &c.
of Śiva, Kathās.
of Viṣṇu, ib.
of Buddha, Buddh.
svayam—bhu m. ‘self-existent’, N. of Brahman, MBh.; R.
of Śiva, Pañcar.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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