In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Jaina Yoga

Svādima (स्वादिम) refers to “food that is tasted or relished” and represents one of the four classifications of food (āhāra) according to the 11th century Śrāvakācāra (verse 6.96-97) by Amitagati. Svādima refers all that is tasted or serves as a relish: pepper, cumin seeds, myrobalans, ginger, herbs such as basil, and betel. Sugar-cane, molasses, and honey are also sometimes put into this category. More surprisingly toothpicks (dantavana) are covered by this designation.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Svādima (स्वादिम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sāima.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Svadiman.

Ends with: Samsvadima.

Full-text: Saima, Ahara, Sacittatyagapratima.

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