Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ind. 1 Slowly, gently, quiet- ly.
2 Gradually, by degrees, little by little; dharmaṃ saṃcinuya cchanaiḥ; Ku. 3. 59; Ms. 3 217.
3 Successive ly, in due order, Ms. 1. 15.
4 Mild- ly, softly.
5 Tardily, sluggishly.
6 Independently. śanaiḥ śanaiḥ slowly, by slow degrees). Comp. cara a. go- ing or moving slowly; śanaiśvarābyāṃ pā- dābyāṃ reje grahamayīva sā Bh. 1. 17. (where it means ‘Saturn’ also). raḥ...
