शनि शन्तनु

शनैस्

शनैस् ind.
1 Slowly, gently, quietly.
2 Gradually, by degrees, little by little; धर्मं संचिनुय च्छनैः; Ku. 3. 59; Ms. 3 217.
3 Successive ly, in due order, Ms. 1. 15.
4 Mildly, softly.
5 Tardily, sluggishly.
6 Independently. शनैः शनैः slowly, by slow degrees).
−Comp.
−चर a. going or moving slowly; शनैश्वराब्यां पा- दाब्यां रेजे ग्रहमयीव सा Bh. 1. 17. (where it means ‘Saturn’ also).
−रः the planet Saturn.

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