Svasriya, Svasrīya, Svasrīyā: 8 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySvasrīya (स्वस्रीय).—A sister's son; Manusmṛti 3.148.
Derivable forms: svasrīyaḥ (स्वस्रीयः).
See also (synonyms): svasreya.
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Svasrīyā (स्वस्रीया).—A sister's daughter.
See also (synonyms): svasreyī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySvasrīya (स्वस्रीय).—m.
(-yaḥ) A sister’s son. f.
(-yā) A sister’s daughter. E. svasṛ a sister, and cha aff.; also with gha aff. svasriya mf.
(-yaḥ-yā) or with ḍhak aff. svasreya mf. (-yaḥ-yī .)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySvasrīya (स्वस्रीय).—i. e. svasṛ + īya, I. m. A sister’s son, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 148. Ii. f. yā, A sister’s daughter, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 171.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySvasrīya (स्वस्रीय).—[masculine] ā [feminine] a sister’s son and daughter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svasrīya (स्वस्रीय):—[from svasṛ] m. a sister’s son, nephew, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] etc. etc.
2) Svasrīyā (स्वस्रीया):—[from svasrīya > svasṛ] f. a sister’s daughter, niece, [Manu-smṛti xi, 171.]
3) Svāsrīya (स्वास्रीय):—[from svasṛ] m. [plural] = svāsrīyer yūnaś chāttrāḥ, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySvasrīya (स्वस्रीय):—[sva-srīya] (yaḥ) 1. m. A sister’s son. 1. f. Sister’s daughter.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSvasrīya (ಸ್ವಸ್ರೀಯ):—
1) [noun] the son of one’s sister; a nephew.
2) [noun] the brother of one’s wife; a brother-in-law.
3) [noun] the husband of one’s daughter; a son-in-law.
4) [noun] lack of knowledge about; ignorance.
5) [noun] the release from the worldly bindings, cycle of births and deaths, etc.; emancipation of the soul.
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)
Partial matches: Shriya, Shva.
Ends with: Matrishvasriya, Paitrishvasriya, Pitrishvasriya.
Full-text: Pitrishvasriya, Svasreyi, Svasrika, Svasreya, Pitrishvasar, Tadartha.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.148 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Verse 11.171 < [Section XIX - Expiation for Wrongful Sexual Intercourse]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Family system < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]