سوست स्वस्ति swasti S A particle of benedic- tion, approbation, &c. (so be it, amen). स्वस्ति वाचन swasti-vāchan, s. m. A religious rite preparatory to any important observance, in which the Brāhmaṇs strew boiled rice on the ground, and invoke the blessing of the gods on the ceremony about to commence.