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स्व—धा a See p. 1278, col. 1, and s.v.
स्व-धा f. bf. (for स्वधा॑ See p.1280) self-position, self-power, inherent power (accord. to some, N. of Nature or the material Universe; स्व-ध॑या ‘by self-power’), [RV.]
own state or condition or nature, habitual state, custom, rule, law, [RV.]
अनु स्वधाम् ease, comfort, pleasure (, स्वधा॑म् अ॑नु or स्वधा॑ अ॑नु, स्वध॑या, or स्वधा॑भिः, ‘according to one's habit or pleasure, spontaneously, willingly, easily, freely, undisturbedly, wantonly, sportively’), [RV.] ; [AV.] ; [VS.] ; [TBr.]
स्वधे own place, home (du. ‘the two places or homes’, heaven and earth, [Naigh. iii, 30] ), ib.
सु-धा ‘own portion or share’, the sacrificial offering due to each god, (esp. ) the food or libation, or refreshing drink (cf. 2.) offered to the पितृs or spirits of deceased ancestors (consisting of clarified butter &c. and often only a remainder of the हविस्; also applied to other oblations or libations, and personified as a daughter of दक्ष and wife of the पितृs or of अङ्गिरस् or of a रुद्र or of अग्नि), [RV.] &c. &c.
स्व-धा n. 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 श्राद्ध; with √ कृ, ‘to pronounce the exclamation or benediction ’; स्वधा-स्तु, ‘let there be a blessing on it’ [cf. [RTL. 104, n. 1] ]), [RV.] ; &c.
स्वधा f. cf. (for स्व-धा See p. 1278, col. 1) an axe, knife, [TS.]
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