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सौम्य

सौम्य

See also: समय and साम्य

Hindi

Adjective

सौम्य (saumya)

  1. calm, peaceful, soft, mild

Sanskrit

Adjective

सौम्य (saumya)

  1. cool and moist (opp. to अग्नेय, ‘hot and dry’) Br. Hariv. Suṡr.
  2. northern ( एन, ‘to the north’) Hariv. VarBṛS.
  3. ‘resembling the moon’, placid, gentle, mild ( सौम्य voc. = ‘O gentle Sir!’ ‘O good Sir!’ ‘O excellent man!’ as the proper mode of addressing a Brahman Mn. ii, 125) ṠBr. &c. &c.
  4. auspicious (said of birds, planets &c. ; esp. of the नक्षत्रs मृग-शिरस्, चित्रा, अनुराधा, and रेवती) R. VarBṛS. Hariv. ṠārṅgS.
  5. happy, pleasant, cheerful MW.