Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

śanais शनैस् – slowly; gently

adverb · particle · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary adverb

slowly; gently

Cappeller 1891 Word type unspecified

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

śánais ·(instr. ­ adv.) = śanakaís; often repeated, compar. śanaistarām.

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

śanaís ·(instr. adv.) = śanakaís; often repeated, compar. śanaistarām.

Monier-Williams 1872 particle

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śanais śanais, ind. (according to some per- haps for śamnais, inst. pl. of an old part. of rt. 1. śam), quietly, slowly, tardily, sluggishly, stealthily; softly, mildly; gradually, by degrees, successively, little by little, step by step; independantly, (śanaiḥ śanaiḥ, very quietly, little by little, very slowly or softly or gently, step by step.)

Petersburger 1855 adverb

Original text · German · adverb

śánais und śanaís (ŚAT. BR.) adv. gaṇa svarādi zu P. 1,1,37. = śanakais AK. 3,5,17. H. 1542. MED. avy. 82 (svaire und śanaiścare). śanaìści̱dyantàḥ ṚV. 8,45,11. ṚV. 8,80,3. uccaiḥ, śanaiḥ ŚAT. BR. 7,1,2,18. ŚAT. BR. 11,4,2,6. ŚAT. BR. 11,5,5,9. vāto 'psu śanairvāti PAÑCAV. BR. 7,9,11. M. 1,15. fg. M. 2,164. M. 3,217. fg. M. 4,242. M. 7,181. fg. M. 7,185. M. 8,177. fg. M. 8,396. YĀJÑ. 2,43. YĀJÑ. 2,281. MBH. 1,6008. MBH. 1,7720. MBH. 3,2937. MBH. 5,7189. R. 2,34,13. R. 2,52,69. R. GORR. 2,52,9. R. GORR. 3,1,3. KUMĀRAS. 3,59 (śaṇaiḥ gedr.). VIKR. 56. Spr. (II) 3090. Spr. (II) 3574. Spr. (II) 3611. Spr. (II) 3772. Spr. (II) 4295. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 44,16. KATHĀS. 4,12. KATHĀS. 16,15. KATHĀS. 18,191. KATHĀS. 51,13. RĀJA-TAR. 5,470. BHĀG. P. 1,6,17. BHĀG. P. 4,28,36. Wiederholt M. 3,233. M. 6,81. M. 9,229. MBH. 1,5946. R. 2,40,22. Spr. 2950. fg. PAÑCAT. 35,8. PAÑCAT. 98,24. PAÑCAT. 212,1. HIT. 12,4. VET. in LA. (III) 20,7. compar. śanaistarām AIT. BR. 3,7. AIT. BR. 3,45. ĀŚV. ŚR. 5,1,1. — śanais ist wie uccais, nīcais ein instr. pl.; der nicht erhaltene Stamm śana steht wohl mit 2. śam in verwandtschaftlichem Verhältniss.

Böhtlingk 1879 adverb

Original text · German · adverb

śánais (ṚV.) und śanaís (ŚAT. BR.) Adv. = śanakaís. Wird auch wiederholt.

Original text · German · adverb

śánais (ṚV.) und śanaís (ŚAT. BR.) Adv. = śanakaís. Wird auch wiederholt.

Apte 1890 particle

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śanais ind. 1 Slowly, gently, quietly. 2 Gradually, by degrees, little by little; dharmaṃ saṃcinuya cchanaiḥ; Ku. 3. 59; Ms. 3. 217. 3 Successively, in due order, Ms. 1. 15. 4 Mildly, softly. 5 Tardily, sluggishly. 6 Independently. (śanaiḥ śanaiḥ slowly, by slow degrees). Comp. — cara a. going or moving slowly; śanaiśvarābyāṃ pādābyāṃ reje grahamayīva sā Bh. 1. 17. (where it means ‘Saturn’ also). — raḥ the planet Saturn.

Cappeller 1887 adverb

Original text · German · adverb

śanais u. śanaís (Instr. adv.) = śanakais, oft verd.; Compar. śanaistarāma.

Burnouf 1866 adverb

Original text · French · adverb

śanais śanais adv. (de l'inus. śana) lentement, peu à peu. śanaiścara m. (car) mms. que śani.

Occurrences in source texts (15)

DYS 7 occurrences
DYS 60–66: Prāṇāyāma 4 occurrences

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DYS 73–78: Kevala Kumbhaka 2 occurrences

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DYS 136: Mahāvedha 1 occurrence

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GoS 6 occurrences
GoS 34–41: Sun, Sound and Cooling 3 occurrences

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GoS 50–63: Three Locks 3 occurrences

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VBT 2 occurrences
VBT 65–74: Joy and Enjoyment 1 occurrence

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VBT 75–85: Thresholds and Sky 1 occurrence

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