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Entry मदन

  1. मदनmadanaa.(-नी f.) [माद्यति अनेन, मद्-करणे ल्युट्]
    1. (-नी Feminine) माद्यति अनेन, मद्-करणे ल्युट्
    2. Intoxicating, maddening.
    3. Delighting, exhilarating. ना, नी Spirituous liquor.
    4. Musk.
    5. The atimukta creeper. (नी only in these two senses).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नम्

      1. Intoxicating.
      2. Gladdening, delighting.
    • -अग्रकः a species of grain (कोद्रव).

    • -आयुधम्

      1. pudendum muliebre.
      2. 'Cupid's missle', said of a very lovely woman.
    • -नः

      1. The god of love, Cupid; व्यापाररोधि मदनस्य निषेवितव्यम् Ś.1.27; हतमपि निहन्त्येव मदनः Bh.3.18.
      2. Love, passion, sexual love, lust; विनयवारितवृत्तिरतस्तया न विवृतो मदनो न च संवृतः Ś.2.11; सतन्त्रिगीतं मदनस्य दीपकम् Ṛs.1.3; R.5.63; so मदनातुर, मदनपीडित etc.
      3. The spring season.
      4. A bee.
      5. Bees'-wax.
      6. A kind of embrace.
      7. The Dhattūra plant.
      8. The Khadira tree.
      9. The Bakula tree.
      10. Name of the 7th mansion (in Astrology).
      11. A kind of measure (in music). आलयः, यम् pudendum muliebre.
      12. a lotus.
      13. a king.
    • -आशयः sexual desire.

    • -इच्छाफलम् a kind of mango.

    • -उत्सवः the vernal festival celebrated in honour of Cupid. (-वा) anapsaras.

    • -उत्सुक Adjective pining or languid with love.

    • -उद्यानम् 'a pleasure-garden', Name of a garden.

    • -अङ्कुशः

      1. the penis.
      2. a finger-nail, or a wound inflicted by it in cohabitation.
    • -अत्ययः excess of intoxication; मद्येन खलु जायन्ते मदात्ययमुखा गदाः Bhāva. Parasmaipada

    • -अन्तकः, -अरिः, -दमनः, -दहनः, -नाशनः, -रिपुः epithets of Śiva.

    • -अवस्थ Adjective in love, enamoured.

    • -आतपत्रम् the vulva.

    • -आतुर, -आर्त, -क्लिष्ट, -पीडित Adjective afflicted by love, smit with love, love-sick; रावणावरजा तत्र राघवं मदनातुरा (अभिपेदे) R.12.32; Ś.3.13.

    • -शलाका

      1. the female of the cuckoo.
      2. an aphrodisiac.
      3. the female parrot (also मदनसारिका).
    • -संदेशः a message of love.

    • -कण्टकः

      1. erection of hair caused by the feeling of love.
      2. Name of a tree.
    • -कलहः 'love's quarrel', sexual union; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedछेद- सुलभाम् Mal.2.12.

    • -काकुरवः a dove or pigeon.

    • -गृहम् pudendum muliebre.

    • -गोपालः an epithet of Kṛiṣṇa.

    • -चतुर्दशी the fourteenth day in the bright half of Chaitra, or the festival celebrated on that day in honour of Cupid.

    • -तन्त्रम् the science of sexual love.

    • -त्रयोदशी the thirteenth day in the bright half of Chaitra, or the festival celebrated on that day in honour of Cupid.

    • -द्वादशी a festival in honour of Cupid on the 12th day of the bright half of Chaitra.

    • -ध्वजा the पौर्णिमा day of Chaitra month.

    • -नालिका a faithless wife.

    • -पक्षिन् Masculine the Khañjana bird.

    • -पाठकः the cuckoo.

    • -पीडा, -बाधा pangs or torments of love.

    • -महः, -महोत्सवः a festival celebrated in honour of Cupid; मदनमहोत्सवाय रसिकमनांसि समुल्लासयन् Dk.2.5.

    • -मोहनः an epithet of Kṛiṣṇa.

    • -रसः poison; मदनरस- योगेनातिसन्धाय अपहरेत् Kau. Atmanepada 1.15.

    • -ललितम् amorous sport or dalliance.

    • -ललिता Name of a metre; वेदाङ्गाङ्गैर्मदन- ललिता मो भो नमलसाः V. Ratna. (com.).

    • -लेखः a loveletter.

    • -वश Adjective influenced by love, enamoured.

    • -विनोदः Name of a medical vocabulary attributed to मदनपाल.

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Headwords under म

Part 2 of 12 मण्डलकम् – मनीकम्All parts
  1. म – मण्डल
  2. मण्डलकम् – मनीकम्
  3. मनीकृ – मरूक
  4. मरूव – महल्ल
  5. महल्लक – माधविका
  6. माधवी – मार्द्वीक
  7. मार्मिक – मिश्
  8. मिश्र् – मुन्थ्
  9. मुमुक्षा – मृग्
  10. मृग – मेल
  11. मेलनम् – मौलिन्
  12. मौलेयक – म्लै