प्रणयpraṇaya1 Espousing, seizing (as in marriage); आबद्ध- कङ्कणकरप्रणयप्रसादमासाद्य Māl.6.14.
- 1 Espousing, seizing (as in marriage); आबद्ध- कङ्कणकरप्रणयप्रसादमासाद्य Māl.6.14.
- (a) Love, affection, fondness, attachment, liking, regard; साधारणोऽय- मुभयोः प्रणयः स्मरस्यं V.2.16; साधारणोऽयं प्रणयः Ś.3; (where in both cases sense 6 may do as well); Ś.6.8;5.23; Ms.17; R.6.12; Bh.2.42. (b) A wish, desire; longing; हरेरतुलविक्रमप्रणयलालसः साहसे Māl.8.7; Ś.7.16.
- Friendly acquaintance or regard, friendship, intimacy; अजानता महिमानं तवेदं मया प्रमादात् प्रणयेन वापि Bg.11.41; स्नेहस्य तत् फलमसौ प्रणयस्य सारः Māl.1.9.
- Familiarity, confidence, trust; मया गृहीते सलिलेऽनेन कृतःप्रणयः Ś.5.
- Favour, kindness, act of courtesy; अलंकृतोऽस्मि स्वयंग्राह प्रणयेन भवता Mk.1;1.45.
- An entreaty, request, solicitation; तद् भूतनाथानुग नार्हसि त्वं संबन्धिनो मे प्रणयं विहन्तुम् R.2.58; V.4.13.
- Reverence, obeisance.
- Final beatitude.
- A leader.
- Conduct, guidance. (प्रणयेन confidentially, candidly; without reserve or ceremony; प्रणयात् openly, frankly).
Derived forms and compounds
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-अपराधः an offence against friendship or love.
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-उन्मुख
- Adjective
- disposed or about to declare one's love; विसृज सुन्दरि संगमसाध्वसं तव चिरात् प्रभृति प्रणयोन्मुखे M.4.13.
- impatient through love.
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-उपेत Adjective candid, frank.
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-कलहः a lover's quarrel, a mock or feigned quarrel; नाप्यन्यस्मात् प्रणयकलहाद् विप्रयोगोपपत्तिः Me. (considered spurious by Malli.).
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-कुपित Adjective angry through love, feigning anger; त्वामा- लिख्य प्रणयकुपितां धातुरागैः शिलायाम् Me.17.
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-क्रोपः feigned anger of a mistress towards her lover, coquettish anger.
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-पेशल Adjective soft through affection.
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-प्रकर्षः excessive love, intense attachment.
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-भङ्गः
- breach of friendship.
- faithlessness.
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-मानः the jealousy of love.
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-वचनम् expression of love.
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-विमुख
- Adjective
- averse from love.
- disinclined to friendship; सौधोत्सङ्गप्रणय- विमुखो मा स्म भूरुज्जयिन्याः Me.27.
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-विहतिः, -विघातः non-compliance, refusal (of a request etc.).
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-स्पृश् Adjective inspired by love; Māl.5.7.
Source: ApteApte entry