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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. श्यालśyālaA wife's brother, brother-in-law.

    [श्यै-कालन्]

    A wife's brother, brother-in-law.

    In the Gita1·34

    मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा ।

    mātulāḥ śvaśurāḥ pautrāḥ śyālāḥ sambandhinastathā, — Mother’s brother, fathers-in-laws, grandsons, brothers-in laws, and other kith and kin - these I would not consent to slay, though myself slain, O… 1·34
    • श्यालाःśyālāḥnominative plural of the masculine noun śyāla (brother-in law).
  2. श्यालकśyālaka1 A wife's brother.
    1. 1 A wife's brother.
    2. A wretched brother-in-law.
  3. श्यालकीśyālakīश्यालिका [śyālikā] श्याली [śyālī], श्यालिका श्याली A wife's sister.

    श्यालिका śyālikā श्याली śyālī, श्यालिका श्याली A wife's sister.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. श्यालśyālasee स्याल .

    see स्याल .