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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

माधुर्यम्mādhuryamSweetness; माधुर्यमीष्टे हरिणान् ग्रहीतुम् R.18.13; माधुर्यं मधुबिन्दुना रचयितुं क्षाराम्बुधे- रीहते Bh.2.6.
[मधुरस्य भावः ष्यञ्]
1. Sweetness; माधुर्यमीष्टे हरिणान् ग्रहीतुम् R.18.13; माधुर्यं मधुबिन्दुना रचयितुं क्षाराम्बुधे- रीहते Bh.2.6.
2. Attractive beauty, exquisite beauty; रूपं किमप्यनिर्वाच्यं तनोर्माधुर्यमुच्यते
3. (In Rhet.) Sweetness, one of the three (according to Mammaṭa) chief Guṇas in poetic compositions; चित्तद्रवी भावमयो ह्लादो माधुर्य- मुच्यते S. D.66; see K. Parasmaipada8 also.
4. Kindness, amiability.
5. (With Vaiṣṇavas) A feeling of tender affection for Kṛiṣṇa (like that of a woman for her lover); Dk.2.2. -Adjective Sweetly speaking; स्वच्छप्रकृतितः स्निग्धो माधुर्यस्तीर्थभूर्नृणाम् Bhāg.11.7.44.
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