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For other uses, see Swami (disambiguation).
Swami (Sw.) (Sanskrit: स्वामी, Svāmi, IPA: [sʋáːmi]) is primarily a Hindu honorific title, for either males or females. It is derived from Sanskrit and means "He who knows and is the master of himself", "owner of oneself", or "free from the senses". It is a title added to one's name to emphasize learning and mastery of Yoga, devotion to the gods, and devotion to the swami's spiritual master (a guru or another swami).[citation needed] In the Bengali language, the word (pronounced ['ʃami]), while carrying its original meaning, has a dual meaning of 'husband'. The word also means 'husband' in a more distant language, the Malay language, where it is spelled 'Suami'. Swami is also a surname shortened from Swaminarayan, a sub-denomination of Hinduism. This surname was given by Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the founder of the Swaminarayan denomination.
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