Svādhyāya
Sign in to savethumb|right|Rigveda manuscript, [[Sanskrit in Devanagari script, India, early 19th century]]
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology, meaning and usage
- Svadhyaya in ancient literature
- Upanishads
- Other scriptures
- Svadhyaya as a historical practice
- Learning one's Vedic recension
- Exceptions
- Svadhyaya as a Niyama
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
thumb|right|Rigveda manuscript, [[Sanskrit in Devanagari script, India, early 19th century]]
'''' (Devanagari: ) is a Sanskrit term which means self-study and especially the recitation of the Vedas and other sacred texts. It is also a broader concept with several meanings. In various schools of Hinduism, Svadhyaya'' is a Niyama (virtuous observance) connoting introspection and "study of self".
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