m. (also written śyāla, of doubtful derivation) the brother of a bride, a wife's brother (in later literature esp. the brother-in-law or favourite of a king cf. 2. śakāra) RV. &c 1273,2 257483 f. a wife's sister MW. 161452 1273,2 257484 m. a wife's brother (= svāla) Ca1n2.; Prab. 1273,2 257485 f. the younger sister of a wife L. 161453 1273,2 257486