swayamvaran.

Brit.

/ˌswɑːjəmˈvɑːrə/, U.S.

/ˌswɑjəmˈvɑrə/, Indian English /ˌsʋaɪ(j)əmˈʋaːra/

Forms: Also swayambara, swayamvar.

Etymology: Sanskrit, lit. ‘self-choice’.

India.

A Hindu ceremony in which a woman chooses her husband from amongst several contenders; a symbolic representation of this, preceding an arranged marriage.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal and/or marriage > [noun] > Hindu ceremony of choosing husband

swayamvara1831

1831 H. H. Milman in Q. Rev. 45 17 A solemn assemblage, called the Swayambara, or self-election, where the princess is to designate the favoured suitor by throwing a wreathe of flowers round his neck.

1863 M. Williams Indian Epic Poetry 100 Draupadí was about to hold her swayamvara.

1932 J. Nehru Let. 23 June in Glimpses of World Hist. (1939) 210 There is a long poem about one of these Chalukyan kings, and in this it is stated that he was chosen by his wife at a public swayamvar.

1970 Times 28 Feb. 6/1 The wedding began on Monday with the Swayamvara ceremony, in which the Hindu girl accepts her parents' choice of husband by garlanding him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2022).

单词	swayamvara
释义	swayamvaran. Brit. /ˌswɑːjəmˈvɑːrə/, U.S. /ˌswɑjəmˈvɑrə/, Indian English /ˌsʋaɪ(j)əmˈʋaːra/ Forms: Also swayambara, swayamvar. Etymology: Sanskrit, lit. ‘self-choice’. India. A Hindu ceremony in which a woman chooses her husband from amongst several contenders; a symbolic representation of this, preceding an arranged marriage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal and/or marriage > [noun] > Hindu ceremony of choosing husband swayamvara1831 1831 H. H. Milman in Q. Rev. 45 17 A solemn assemblage, called the Swayambara, or self-election, where the princess is to designate the favoured suitor by throwing a wreathe of flowers round his neck. 1863 M. Williams Indian Epic Poetry 100 Draupadí was about to hold her swayamvara. 1932 J. Nehru Let. 23 June in Glimpses of World Hist. (1939) 210 There is a long poem about one of these Chalukyan kings, and in this it is stated that he was chosen by his wife at a public swayamvar. 1970 Times 28 Feb. 6/1 The wedding began on Monday with the Swayamvara ceremony, in which the Hindu girl accepts her parents' choice of husband by garlanding him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2022). < n.1831
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