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svadhā

sva—dhā , see p. 1278, col. 1, and s.v.

sva-dhā́ f. (for svadhā́ See p. 1280) self-position, self-power, inherent power (accord. to some, N. of Nature or the material Universe; sva-dháyā ‘by self-power’), [RV.]

own state or condition or nature, habitual state, custom, rule, law, [RV.]

ease, comfort, pleasure (ánu svadhā́m, svadhā́m ánu or svadhā́ ánu, svadháyā, or svadhā́bhiḥ, ‘according to one's habit or pleasure, spontaneously, willingly, easily, freely, undisturbedly, wantonly, sportively’), [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [TBr.]

own place, home (svadhé du. ‘the two places or homes’, heaven and earth, [Naigh. iii, 30]), [ib.]

‘own portion or share’, the sacrificial offering due to each god, (esp.) the food or libation, or refreshing drink (cf. 2. su-dhā) offered to the Pitṛs or spirits of deceased ancestors (consisting of clarified butter &c. and often only a remainder of the Havis; also applied to other oblations or libations, and personified as a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of the Pitṛs or of Aṅgiras or of a Rudra or of Agni), [RV.] &c. &c.

sva-dhā (-dhā), ind. (with dat. or gen.) the exclamation or benediction used on presenting (or as a substitute for) the above oblation or libation to the gods or departed ancestors (accord. to [Mn. iii, 252] the highest form of benediction at a Śrāddha; with √ kṛ, ‘to pronounce the exclamation or benediction sva-dhā’; svadhāstu, ‘let there be a blessing on it’ [cf. [RTL. 104, n. 1]]), [RV.]; &c.

svadhā́ f. (for sva-dhā see p. 1278, col. 1) an axe, knife, [TS.]