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Swastik
स्वस्तिकSay it SWUS-tik
- Meaning today
- Auspicious, well-being
- Original meaning
- "any auspicious object, especially the mystical cross-shaped mark" Monier-Williams, p. 1283
- Say it
- SWUS-tik
- Written
- स्वस्तिक
- Other spellings
- Swastick, Svastik
Swastik
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Swastik meaning
Swastik (स्वस्तिक) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Any auspicious object, especially the mystical cross-shaped mark
Also used to mean: well-being
Swastik (स्वस्तिक) is Sanskrit svastika, from svasti, "well-being, good fortune", itself from su, "well", and asti, "it is". Monier-Williams records svastika as any lucky or auspicious object, especially the mystical cross-shaped mark drawn on people and things, and also as a bard who speaks words of welcome or praise. The swastika is drawn at Hindu, Jain and Buddhist ceremonies, on doorways and account books, as a sign of blessing. Name lists give Swastik as "auspicious" or "well-being", matching the dictionary. Families living outside Asia sometimes weigh the symbol's 20th-century misuse in Europe, which is unrelated to its Indian meaning.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1283 · entry svastika · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, svastika, p. 1283 · Wikipedia, Swastika
Spellings
Swastik · Swastick · Svastik