Saukumarya, Saukumārya: 15 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Saukumary.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraSaukumārya (सौकुमार्य, “agreeableness”) refers to one of the ten merits (guṇa) of a dramatic play (kāvya), according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 17. They are characterised by their sweetness and depth of meaning.
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraSaukumārya (सौकुमार्य, “agreeableness”).—One of the ten guṇas (merits) of a kāvya (dramatic play);—Description of saukumārya: When a composition consists of words easy to pronounce, euphonically combined, and giving agreeable impression even when treating some unpleasant topic, it is an instance of Agreeableness (saukumārya lit. “ delicacy”).
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Saukumārya (सौकुमार्य) refers to “great tenderness”, as mentioned in verse 5.37-39 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] [ghee is] recommended for [...] children, old people, those desirous of offspring, beauty, great tenderness [viz., saukumārya], and voice, [...]: ghee [viz., ghṛta] (is) possessed of a thousand powers (and), by its (many) ways of application, productive of a thousand effects”.
Note: Prajā (“offspring”) has been translated by bu (“son”), kānti (“beauty”) by mdaṅs bzaṅ (“fair complexion”), and saukumārya (“great tenderness”) by rab gźon (“great youthfulness”) (gźon-pa being so far attested only as an adjective). The following arthin (“desirous of”), which in Sanskrit belongs to prajā, kanti, saukumārya, and svara alike, has in Tibetan been confined to prajā.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysaukumārya (सौकुमार्य).—n S (sukumāra) Tenderness, softness, fineness, delicacy.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsaukumārya (सौकुमार्य).—n Tenderness, softness.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaukumārya (सौकुमार्य).—
1) Softness, delicacy; tenderness; शिरीषपुष्पाधिकसौकुमार्यौ बाहू तदीयाविति मे वितर्कः (śirīṣapuṣpādhikasaukumāryau bāhū tadīyāviti me vitarkaḥ) Kumārasambhava 1.41.
2) Youthfulness.
Derivable forms: saukumāryam (सौकुमार्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySaukumārya (सौकुमार्य) or Saukumāryya.—n. (-rya) 1. Youthfulness. 2. Delicacy, tenderness. E. sukumāraṣyañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySaukumārya (सौकुमार्य).—i. e. su-kumāra + ya, n. 1. Youthfulness, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 52, 36. 2. Tenderness, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 57, 11. 3. Delicacy, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Saukumārya (सौकुमार्य).—[neuter] tenderness, delicacy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saukumārya (सौकुमार्य):—[from saukumāraka] n. (ifc. f(ā). ) tenderness, delicate, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. tender, delicate, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySaukumārya (सौकुमार्य):—(ryyaṃ) 1. n. Youthfulness; delicacy.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Saukumārya (सौकुमार्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Soamalla.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySaukumārya (सौकुमार्य) [Also spelled saukumary]:—(nm) tenderness, delicacy.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSaukumārya (ಸೌಕುಮಾರ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the quality of being soft, tender; softness; tenderness.
2) [noun] (rhet.) one of the ten positive merits, in which the composition is mostly made of soft consonants and style is lucid.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Saukumaryam, Saukumaryamberu, Saukumaryarthin.
Ends with: Angasaukumarya.
Full-text: Saukumaryam, Guna, Soamalla, Jatharatva, Saukumaryya, Saukumary, Kanti, Praja, Svara, Sukumara.
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Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
1. Guṇa: It’s classification and components < [Chapter 5 - Adoption of Style and Language in Mudrārākṣasa]
2. The theory of rīti < [Chapter 5 - Adoption of Style and Language in Mudrārākṣasa]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
4: Content of the work (Kāvyālaṃkārasūtra-vṛtti) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 8.12 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Text 2.19 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 8.14 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 8.3.1 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Ankum inkum)]
Pasuram 8.3.3 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Ankum inkum)]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 3 - Guṇa or the quality < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
Part 4(b): Bāṇabhaṭṭa: His Style of Writing < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]