Santva, Sāntva, Sāntvā, Shantva, Samtva: 8 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySāntva (सान्त्व) or Sāntvā (सान्त्वा).—[sāntv ac lyuṭ vā]
1) Appeasing, pacification, consolation.
2) Consiliation, mild or gentle means; Kau. A.2.1; सान्त्वं हि नाम दुर्विनीतानामौषधम् (sāntvaṃ hi nāma durvinītānāmauṣadham) Pañcharātram 1; बबन्ध सन्त्वेन फलेन चैतान् (babandha santvena phalena caitān) Bu. Ch.2.42; चतुर्थोपायसाध्ये तु रिपौ सान्त्वमपक्रिया (caturthopāyasādhye tu ripau sāntvamapakriyā) Śiśupālavadha 2.54; न संरम्भेण सिध्यन्ति सर्वेऽर्थाः सान्त्वया यथा (na saṃrambheṇa sidhyanti sarve'rthāḥ sāntvayā yathā) Bhāgavata 8. 6.24; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3.27.
3) Kind or conciliatory words; सान्त्वं बभाषे न च नार्थवद् यत् (sāntvaṃ babhāṣe na ca nārthavad yat) Bu. Ch.2.38.
4) Mildness.
5) Friendly salutation and inquiry.
Derivable forms: sāntvaḥ (सान्त्वः), sāntvam (सान्त्वम्).
See also (synonyms): sāntvana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāntva (शान्त्व).—n.
(-ntvaṃ) 1. Conciliation. 2. Comforting, consoling. E. śam to appease or allay, (opposition,) deriv. irr.; or śāntva to console, aff. ac; also sāntva .
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Sāntva (सान्त्व).—mn.
(-ntvaḥ-ntvaṃ) 1. Conciliation, reconciling, appeasing. 2. Pleasing and conciliatory language. 3. Cleverness, dexterity. 4. Mildness. 5. Friendly salutation. E. sāntv to console or appease, ac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāntva (शान्त्व).—and sāntva sāntva ([Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 391), i. e. śam + tva, n. 1. Conciliation. 2. Comforting, consoling. 3. Mildness, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 391 (s);
Śantva (शन्त्व).—[neuter] benefice, kindness.
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Sāntva (सान्त्व).—[neuter] sgl. & [plural] kind or comforting words.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śāntvā (शान्त्वा):—[from śānta] ind. = śamitvā, having become tranquil, [Pāṇini; Vopadeva]
2) Sāntva (सान्त्व):—[from sāntv] n. (sg. and [plural]) consolation, conciliation, mild or gentle language or words, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] mfn. mild, gentle, [Rāmāyaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] sweet (as sound), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śāntva (शान्त्व):—(ka) śāntvayati 10 a. To console, comfort.
2) (ntvaṃ) 1. m. Conciliation, consoling.
3) Sāntva (सान्त्व):—(ka) sāntvayati 10. a. To appease, comfort.
4) [(ntvaḥ-ntvā-ntvaṃ)] 1. m. f. n. Conciliation, conciliatory language; dexterity.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSāṃtva (ಸಾಂತ್ವ):—[noun] = ಸಾಂತ್ವನ - [samtvana -] 1 & 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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