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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रणयpraṇaya1 Espousing, seizing (as in marriage); आबद्ध- कङ्कणकरप्रणयप्रसादमासाद्य Māl.6.14.
    1. 1 Espousing, seizing (as in marriage); आबद्ध- कङ्कणकरप्रणयप्रसादमासाद्य Māl.6.14.
    2. (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.
    3. Friendly acquaintance or regard, friendship, intimacy; अजानता महिमानं तवेदं मया प्रमादात् प्रणयेन वापि Bg.11.41; स्नेहस्य तत् फलमसौ प्रणयस्य सारः Māl.1.9.
    4. Familiarity, confidence, trust; मया गृहीते सलिलेऽनेन कृतःप्रणयः Ś.5.
    5. Favour, kindness, act of courtesy; अलंकृतोऽस्मि स्वयंग्राह प्रणयेन भवता Mk.1;1.45.
    6. An entreaty, request, solicitation; तद् भूतनाथानुग नार्हसि त्वं संबन्धिनो मे प्रणयं विहन्तुम् R.2.58; V.4.13.
    7. Reverence, obeisance.
    8. Final beatitude.
    9. A leader.
    10. Conduct, guidance. (प्रणयेन confidentially, candidly; without reserve or ceremony; प्रणयात् openly, frankly).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अपराधः an offence against friendship or love.

    • -उन्मुख

      1. Adjective
      2. disposed or about to declare one's love; विसृज सुन्दरि संगमसाध्वसं तव चिरात् प्रभृति प्रणयोन्मुखे M.4.13.
      3. impatient through love.

    • -उपेत Adjective candid, frank.

    • -कलहः a lover's quarrel, a mock or feigned quarrel; नाप्यन्यस्मात् प्रणयकलहाद् विप्रयोगोपपत्तिः Me. (considered spurious by Malli.).

    • -कुपित Adjective angry through love, feigning anger; त्वामा- लिख्य प्रणयकुपितां धातुरागैः शिलायाम् Me.17.

    • -क्रोपः feigned anger of a mistress towards her lover, coquettish anger.

    • -पेशल Adjective soft through affection.

    • -प्रकर्षः excessive love, intense attachment.

    • -भङ्गः

      1. breach of friendship.
      2. faithlessness.

    • -मानः the jealousy of love.

    • -वचनम् expression of love.

    • -विमुख

      1. Adjective
      2. averse from love.
      3. disinclined to friendship; सौधोत्सङ्गप्रणय- विमुखो मा स्म भूरुज्जयिन्याः Me.27.

    • -विहतिः, -विघातः non-compliance, refusal (of a request etc.).

    • -स्पृश् Adjective inspired by love; Māl.5.7.

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  2. अभिप्रणयabhipraṇayaAffection, favour, propitiation.

    Affection, favour, propitiation.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. प्रणयpraṇaya[pra-naya] m. leader; guidance; mani festation, display; confidence, in (lc.); friendly regard; familiarity…

    [pra-naya] masculine leader; guidance; mani festation, display; confidence, in (locative); friendly regard; familiarity; affection, love; fond attachment (of lovers), display of affection; desire, longing, for (locative): instrumental, ablative, ˚--, and pranaya ͜ upetam, adverb, -ial, -ially confidently, fearlessly; unreservedly, without ceremony: -kalaha, masculine friendly quarrel; -nayana, neuter bringing, fetching; means or vessel for fetching; mani festation, display; adduction; wielding (a weapon), infliction of punishment (danda); establishing, founding; performance, execu tion; composition (of, --˚); satisfying, satiat ing (--˚); -naya-bhaṅga, masculine breach of con fidence; -naya-vat, adjective acting without re serve or ceremony, unaffected; tenderly at tached to (locative or --˚); addicted to (--˚); -nay i-kriyâ, feminine; also equal for friendly service; -nayi-tâ, feminine; also equal for love, affection (for, locative); desire, longing (for, genitive or --˚); -nay-in, adjective beloved, dear (to, genitive); ten derly attached, affectionate, loving; fond of, liking, devoted to, longing for (instrumental or --˚); frequenting, dwelling or being in (--˚); aim ing at, having in view (--˚); combined or provided with (--˚); masculine favourite, dear friend; lover, husband: -î, feminine; also equal for mistress, wife; -nayî kri, attach closely: perfect passive participle connected with (instrumental or --˚); -nayî-bhû, again become attached to (locative).

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  2. अप्रणयapraṇaya[a-pra-naya] m. lack of affection, coldness; -nayin, a. not cared for; -nîta, pp. not borne to the altar…

    [a-pra-naya] masculine lack of affection, coldness; -nayin, adjective not cared for; -nîta, perfect passive participle not borne to the altar; -nodya, future participle passive not to be repelled.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रणयpraṇaya˚यन &c. see प्र-णी .
    1. that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयन etc. see प्र-णी .
    2. masculine gender a leader Pa1n2. 3-1, 142 (ज्योतिषाम् Nir. ii, 14)
    3. masculine gender guidance, conduct MBh.
    4. masculine gender manifestation, display Mr2icch.
    5. masculine gender setting forth (an argument) Ja1takam.
    6. masculine gender affection, confidence in (locative case), love, attachment, friendship, favour (in the beginning of a compound; 631204 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयात् indeclinable, 631204.1 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयेन indeclinable and 631204.2 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयो*पे*तम् indeclinable confidentially, affectionately, openly, frankly) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    7. masculine gender desire, longing for (locative case; अन्यथा, "for something else") ibidem
    8. masculine gender an entreaty, request, solicitation R. Vikr.
    9. masculine gender reverence, obeisance Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender final beatitude Lexicographers
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  2. अग्निप्रणयनagnipraṇayanan. = -नयन q.v.
    1. neuter gender Equivalent to -नयन quod vide
    2. neuter gender vessels for conveying the sacrificial fire, Ma1nS3r.
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  3. अग्निप्रणयनीयagnipraṇayanīyamfn. referring to the -प्रणयन .

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective referring to the -प्रणयन .

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  4. अग्नीषोमप्रणयनagnīṣomapraṇayanan. bringing out the fire and the Soma सोम, a ceremony in the Jyotisht2oma ज्योतिष्टोम sacrifice.

    neuter gender bringing out the fire and the Soma सोम, a ceremony in the Jyotisht2oma ज्योतिष्टोम sacrifice.

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  5. अतिप्रणयatipraṇayam. excessive kindness, partiality.

    masculine gender excessive kindness, partiality.

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  6. अभिप्रणयabhipraṇayam. affection L. (cf. प्रणय .)

    masculine gender affection Lexicographers (confer, compare प्रणय .)

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