Swasti
Swasti (स्वस्ति) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Auspicious wellbeing; the Vedic blessing”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Swasti (स्वस्ति) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Auspicious wellbeing; the Vedic blessing”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Swasti (स्वस्ति, IAST: svasti) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Auspicious wellbeing; the Vedic blessing”. The Sanskrit word for "may all be well" — the foundational Vedic blessing.
Meaning, etymology & significance
Swasti (स्वस्ति) is one of the most ancient Sanskrit words — a Vedic exclamation of well-wishing that opens many Vedic hymns and is built from su (good) + asti (it is). The literal sense is "well-being, may all be well, the auspicious." Every traditional Hindu ritual ends with the svasti-vacana — the formal blessing of well-being.
The closely related svastika is the ancient auspicious symbol that gives the symbol its name (long predating its 20th-century European misuse). In Sanskrit and Vedic usage svasti is purely the word of blessing — the wish for the cosmic well-being of all beings.
A daughter named Swasti is therefore named after this most ancient blessing. The name is unmistakably Vedic.
Pronunciation: SVAS-tee. Pair with classical Brahmanic-Vedic surnames.
Astrology — nakshatra & rashi
By the standard Vedic correspondence between the first syllable of a name and the lunar mansion (nakshatra), Swasti aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign).
Similar names
Hindu names with a similar feel or meaning include: Swastika, Shubha, Aaradhya. Each is a distinct choice with its own etymology — explore them on their own pages for fuller context.