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	{{Hinduism ~~small~~}}		'''Swami''' ({{Lang-sa\|स्वामी}} {{lang\|sa-Latn\|svāmī}} {{IPA-sa\|sʋaːmiː\|}}; sometimes abbreviated '''sw.''') in [[Hinduism]], is an honorific title given to a male or female [[Asceticism#Hinduism\|ascetic]] who has chosen the [[Sannyasa\|path of renunciation]] (''saṃnyāsa''),<ref name="Boeving">{{cite encyclopedia \|last=Boeving \|first=Nicholas Grant \|year=2014 \|title=Swamis \|editor-last=Leeming \|editor-first=David A. \|editor-link=David Adams Leeming \|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion \|edition=2nd \|publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media\|Springer Verlag]] \|location=[[Boston]] \|doi=10.1007/978-1-4614-6086-2_673 \|isbn=978-1-4614-6087-9}}</ref> or has been initiated into a religious [[monastic order]] of [[Vaishnavas]].<ref>{{cite book \|first1=E. Cobham \|last1=Brewer \|author-link=E. Cobham Brewer \|editor-first=Camilla \|editor-last=Rockwood \|ISBN=9780550104113 \|at="Swami" entry \|title=Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable \|location=London \|publisher=Chambers Harrap \|date=2009 \|OL=2527037W}}.</ref>

	'''Swami''' ({{Lang-sa\|स्वामी}} {{lang\|sa-Latn\|svāmī}} {{IPA-sa\|sʋaːmiː\|}}; sometimes abbreviated '''sw.''') in [[Hinduism]], is an honorific given to an [[ascetic]] or [[yogi]] who has been initiated into a religious [[monastic order]].<ref>{{cite book \|first1=E. Cobham \|last1=Brewer \|author-link=E. Cobham Brewer \|editor-first=Camilla \|editor-last=Rockwood \|ISBN=9780550104113 \|at="Swami" entry \|title=Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable \|location=London \|publisher=Chambers Harrap \|date=2009 \|OL=2527037W}}.</ref> The meaning of the Sanskrit root of the word is "[he who is] one with his [[Philosophy of self#Self in Eastern traditions\|self]]" ({{lang\|sa-Latn\|swa}} stands for "self").<ref>{{cite book \|last=Yogananda \|first=Paramhamsa \|date=1997 \|title=Autobiography of a Yogi \|location=Mumbai \|publisher=Jaico Publishing House \|p=14}}{{unreliable source\|date=July 2018}}</ref> The term is ~~applied~~ to ~~religious~~ [[~~guru~~]]~~s as well as yogis, with~~ or ~~without~~ [[~~wikt:disciple\|disciples~~]]~~. The term is also used in~~ [[~~Advaita Vedanta~~]].~~{{citation needed\|date~~=~~June 2014}} As a direct form of address, or as a stand-in for a swami's name, it is often rendered~~ ''[[~~Swamiji (disambiguation)\|Swamiji~~]]'' ~~(also ''Swami-ji'' or ''Swami Ji'')~~. ~~Swami Surname is also used by~~ [[~~Bairagi (caste)\|Bairagis~~]] ~~in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh etc.P~~		The meaning of the Sanskrit root of the word ''swami'' is "[he who is] one with his [[Philosophy of self#Self in Eastern traditions\|self]]" ({{lang\|sa-Latn\|swa}} stands for "self"),<ref>{{cite book \|last=Yogananda \|first=Paramhamsa \|date=1997 \|title=Autobiography of a Yogi \|location=Mumbai \|publisher=Jaico Publishing House \|p=14}}{{unreliable source\|date=July 2018}}</ref> and can roughly be translated as "he/she who knows and is master of himself/herself".<ref name="Boeving"/> The term is often attributed to someone who has achieved mastery of a particular [[Yoga\|yogic system]] or demonstrated profound devotion (''[[bhakti]]'') to one or more [[Hindu gods]].<ref name="Boeving"/> The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' gives the etymology as:<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://oed.com/view/Entry/195404?rskey=Cbewbm&result=1 \|title=swami \|work=[[Oxford English Dictionary]] \|edition=online \|date=2011 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|access-date=31 August 2011 \|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

	~~The ''~~[[~~Oxford English Dictionary~~]]'' ~~gives the etymology~~ as~~:<ref>~~{{~~cite web \|url= http://oed.com/view/Entry/195404?rskey=Cbewbm&result=1 \|title=swami \|work=[[Oxford English Dictionary]]~~ \|~~edition=online \|date=2011 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|access~~-~~date=31 August 2011~~ \|~~url-access=subscription~~}}~~</ref>~~		{{quote\|[[Hindi]] {{lang\|hi\|svāmī}} 'master, lord, prince', used by Hindus as a term of respectful address, < Sanskrit {{lang\|sa-Latn\|svāmin}} in same senses, also the idol or temple of a god.}}

	~~{{quote\|~~[[~~Hindi~~]] ~~{{lang\|hi\|svāmī}} 'master~~, ~~lord, prince', used by Hindus as~~ a ~~term~~ of ~~respectful~~ address, ~~< Sanskrit {{lang\|sa~~-~~Latn\|svāmin}}~~ in ~~same senses~~, also ~~the idol~~ or ~~temple of a god~~.}}		Perhaps the most well-known representative of [[Hinduism in the West]] to bear this moniker was [[Swami Vivekananda]], chief disciple of the Bengali saint and mystic [[Ramakrishna]].<ref name="Boeving"/> As a direct form of address, or as a stand-in for a swami's name, it is often rendered ''[[Swamiji (disambiguation)\|Swamiji]]'' (also ''Swami-ji'' or ''Swami Ji'').

	In [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], the word (pronounced {{IPA-bn\|ˈʃami\|}}), while carrying its original meaning, also has the meaning of "[[husband]]" in another context. The word also means "husband" in [[Malay language\|Malay]], in which it is spelled {{lang\|ms\|suami}},<ref>{{cite web \|title=Istilah Malaysia \|url= http://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Search.aspx?k=suami \|work=Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu \|publisher=Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia \|access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref> and in [[Khmer language\|Khmer]] and [[Odiya language\|Odiya]]. The [[Thai language\|Thai]] word for "husband", {{lang\|th-Latn\|sami}} ({{lang\|th\|สามี}}) or {{lang\|th-Latn\|sawami}} ({{lang\|th\|สวามี}}), and the [[Tagalog language\|Tagalog]] word for "spouse", {{lang\|tl\|asawa}}, are also [[cognate]]s of the word. ~~It is also used for landlords or [[zamindar]]s.~~		''Swami'' is also the surname of [[Bairagi (caste)\|Bairagis]] in [[Haryana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]]. In [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], the word (pronounced {{IPA-bn\|ˈʃami\|}}), while carrying its original meaning, also has the meaning of "[[husband]]" in another context. The word also means "husband" in [[Malay language\|Malay]], in which it is spelled {{lang\|ms\|suami}},<ref>{{cite web \|title=Istilah Malaysia \|url= http://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Search.aspx?k=suami \|work=Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu \|publisher=Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia \|access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref> and in [[Khmer language\|Khmer]], [[Assamese language\|Assamese]] and [[Odiya language\|Odiya]]. The [[Thai language\|Thai]] word for "husband", {{lang\|th-Latn\|sami}} ({{lang\|th\|สามี}}) or {{lang\|th-Latn\|sawami}} ({{lang\|th\|สวามี}}), and the [[Tagalog language\|Tagalog]] word for "spouse", {{lang\|tl\|asawa}}, are also [[cognate]]s of the word.{{cn\|date=August 2021}}

	==See also==		==See also==

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'''Swami''' ({{Lang-sa|स्वामी}} {{lang|sa-Latn|svāmī}} {{IPA-sa|sʋaːmiː|}}; sometimes abbreviated '''sw.''') in [[Hinduism]], is an honorific given to an [[ascetic]] or [[yogi]] who has been initiated into a religious [[monastic order]].<ref>{{cite book |first1=E. Cobham |last1=Brewer |author-link=E. Cobham Brewer |editor-first=Camilla |editor-last=Rockwood |ISBN=9780550104113 |at="Swami" entry |title=Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable |location=London |publisher=Chambers Harrap |date=2009 |OL=2527037W}}.</ref> The meaning of the Sanskrit root of the word is "[he who is] one with his [[Philosophy of self#Self in Eastern traditions|self]]" ({{lang|sa-Latn|swa}} stands for "self").<ref>{{cite book |last=Yogananda |first=Paramhamsa |date=1997 |title=Autobiography of a Yogi |location=Mumbai |publisher=Jaico Publishing House |p=14}}{{unreliable source|date=July 2018}}</ref> The term is applied to religious [[guru]]s as well as yogis, with or without [[wikt:disciple|disciples]]. The term is also used in [[Advaita Vedanta]].{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} As a direct form of address, or as a stand-in for a swami's name, it is often rendered ''[[Swamiji (disambiguation)|Swamiji]]'' (also ''Swami-ji'' or ''Swami Ji''). Swami Surname is also used by [[Bairagi (caste)|Bairagis]] in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh etc.P

The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' gives the etymology as:<ref>{{cite web |url= http://oed.com/view/Entry/195404?rskey=Cbewbm&result=1 |title=swami |work=[[Oxford English Dictionary]] |edition=online |date=2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=31 August 2011 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

{{quote|[[Hindi]] {{lang|hi|svāmī}} 'master, lord, prince', used by Hindus as a term of respectful address, < Sanskrit {{lang|sa-Latn|svāmin}} in same senses, also the idol or temple of a god.}}

In [[Bengali language|Bengali]], the word (pronounced {{IPA-bn|ˈʃami|}}), while carrying its original meaning, also has the meaning of "[[husband]]" in another context. The word also means "husband" in [[Malay language|Malay]], in which it is spelled {{lang|ms|suami}},<ref>{{cite web |title=Istilah Malaysia |url= http://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Search.aspx?k=suami |work=Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu |publisher=Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia |access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref> and in [[Khmer language|Khmer]] and [[Odiya language|Odiya]]. The [[Thai language|Thai]] word for "husband", {{lang|th-Latn|sami}} ({{lang|th|สามี}}) or {{lang|th-Latn|sawami}} ({{lang|th|สวามี}}), and the [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] word for "spouse", {{lang|tl|asawa}}, are also [[cognate]]s of the word. It is also used for landlords or [[zamindar]]s.

==See also==
* [[Dashanami Sampradaya]]

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