Shvashru, Shvasru, Śvaśrū: 13 definitions
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Shvashru means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śvaśrū can be transliterated into English as Svasru or Shvashru, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Śvaśru (श्वश्रु, “mother-in-law”).—One of the Eleven Hands denoting Relationships.—(Instructions:) The right hand is held as Haṃsāsya and Saṃdaṃsa at the throat, the left hand then placed on the stomach showing the Strī hand.
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).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Śvaśrū (श्वश्रू) denotes ‘mother-in-law’ of the husband1 as well as of the wife. She, together with her husband, if he became unable to manage the family, fell under the daughter-in-law’s sway, but otherwise was entitled to regard. The gambler in the Rigveda complains of his having lost the favour of his wife’s mother as one of the misfortunes brought upon him by dicing.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
śvaśrū (श्वश्रू).—f S A mother-in-law or the wife of one's father-in-law.
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
Śvaśrū (श्वश्रू).—f. A mother-in-law, a wife's or husband's mother; श्वश्रूजनानुष्ठितचारुवेशाम् (śvaśrūjanānuṣṭhitacāruveśām) R.14.13.
Derivable forms: śvaśrūḥ (श्वश्रूः).
Śvaśrū (श्वश्रू).—f.
(-śrūḥ) A mother-in-law. E. śvaśura a father-in-law, the u and a rejected, ra conjoined with śa, and ūṅ fem. aff.
Śvaśrū (श्वश्रू).—see śvaśura.
Śvaśrū (श्वश्रू).—[feminine] mother-in-law.
1) Śvaśrū (श्वश्रू):—[from śvaśura] f. (of śvaśura) a mother-in-law (either the wife’s or the husband’s m°), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] [plural] the mother-in-law and the other wives of the father-in-law, [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] cf. [Latin] socrus; [Slavonic or Slavonian] svekry; [Anglo-Saxon] swëger; [German] swigar, swiger, Schwieger.
Śvaśrū (श्वश्रू):—(śrūḥ) 3. f. A mother-in-law.
Śvaśrū (श्वश्रू):—(von śvaśura) f. Schwieger [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 68, Vārttika von Kātyāyana.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 1, 31.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 6, 9.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 559.] [Ṛgveda 10, 34, 3. 85, 46.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 14, 2, 26.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 131.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 2, 71.] [Mahābhārata 1, 4276. 3, 16710. 13, 4258.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 39, 19. 26.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 2, 26, 26. 6, 8, 12.] [Raghuvaṃśa 14, 13.] [Spr. (II) 6243.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 13, 161. 25, 209.] avervṛkīva snuṣāyāḥ śvaśrūrmāṃsāni khādati [29, 68.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 245.] śvaśurau [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 1, 37.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 560.] śvaśurāṇām st. des du. [Kathāsaritsāgara 107, 51.] snuṣe [39, 245.] pl. die Schwieger und die übrigen Frauen des Schwähers [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 104, 20 (112, 24 Gorresio). 7, 42, 28. 46, 17.] — Vgl. jyeṣṭha .
Śvasru (श्वस्रु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Sassū, Sāsū, Sussū.
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
Śvaśru (ಶ್ವಶ್ರು):—[noun] the mother of one’s wife or husband; mother-in-law.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Śvaśrū (ஶ்வஶ்ரூ) noun < śvaśrū. Mother-in-law; மாமியார். [mamiyar.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Shvashrushvashura, Shvashrushvashurau, Shvashrusnusha, Shvashrusnushadhanasamvada.
Full-text: Jyeshthashvashru, Shvashrushvashura, Shvashrusnusha, Shvashrushvashurau, Sasu, Sassu, Shvashrusnushadhanasamvada, Sussu, Upamatar, Upamatri, Shvashuri, Jayalakshmi, Jayashri, Shvashura, Sasura, Shvasa, Un.
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