प्रीतिprītiFavour, kindness.
[प्री भावे क्तिच्] Feminine Pleasure, happiness, satisfaction, delight, gladness, joy, gratification; निहत्य धार्त- राष्ट्रान् नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन Bg.1.36; Bhāg.1.23.32. भुवनालोकनप्रीतिः Ku.2.45;6.21; R.2.51; Me.64.
- Favour, kindness.
- Love, affection, regard; प्रीतिप्रमुख- वचनं स्वागतं व्याजहार Me.4,16; R.1.57;12.54.
- Liking or fondness for, delight in, addiction to; द्यूतdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, मृगयाdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied.
- Friendliness, amity.
- Conciliation.
- A symbolical expression for the letter ध.
- Name of a wife of Cupid and rival of Rati; (स चानङ्गवती वेश्या कामदेवस्य सांप्रतम् । पत्नी, सपत्नी संजाता रत्याः प्रीतिरिति श्रुता ॥ Matsya Parasmaipada).
- Longing (अभिलाषा); प्रीतिरेषा कथं रामो राजा स्यान्मयि जीवति ॥ एषा ह्यस्य परा प्रीतिर्हृदि संपरिवर्तते । Rām.2.1.36-37.
- Name of a श्रुति.
- The 2nd of the 27 astrological Yogas.
Derived forms and compounds
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-कर Adjective producing love, kind, agreeable.
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-कर्मन् Neuter an act of friendship or love, a kind action.
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-च्छेदः destruction of joy; Mk.
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-जुषा Name of the wife of अनिरुद्ध.
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-तृष् Masculine Name of cupid.
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-द Adjective inspiring love; giving pleasure, pleasing. (-दः) a jester or buffoon in a play.
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-दत्त Adjective given through affection. (-दत्तम्) property given to a female by her relatives, particularly by her father-in law or mother-in-law at the time of marriage; प्रीत्या दत्तं तु यत् किंचित् श्वश्र्वा वा श्वशुरेण वा । पाद- वन्दनिकं चैव प्रीतिदत्तं तदुच्यते ॥ Kātyāyana.
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-दानम्, -दायः a gift of love, a friendly present; तदवसरोऽयं प्रीतिदायस्य Māl.4; R.15.68.
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-धनम् money given through love or friendship.
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-पात्रम् an object of love, any beloved person or object.
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-पुरोग Adjective affectionate, loving.
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-पूर्वम् पूर्वकम्Indeclinable kindly, affectionately.
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-प्रमुख Adjective friendly, affectionate, full of love, kind; Me.4.
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-भाज्
- Adjective
- enjoying friendship, loved.
- Contented; स्तनभरनमिताङ्गीरङ्गनाः प्रीति- भाजः Ki.6.47.
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-मनस्
- Adjective
- delighted in mind, pleased, happy.
- kind, affectionate.
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-मय Adjective arising from love or joy.
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-युज् Adjective dear, affectionate, beloved; सखीनिव प्रीति- युजोऽनुजीविनः Ki.1.1.
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-रसायनम्
- a collyrium made of love; मित्रं प्रीतिरसायनं नयनयोः H.183.
- Any nectar-like beverage causing joy.
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-वचस् Neuter, -वचनम् a friendly or kind speech.
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-वर्धन Adjective increasing love or joy. (-नः) an epithet of Viṣṇu; प्रियकृत् प्रीतिवर्धनः Viṣṇusahasranāma.
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-वादः a friendly discussion.
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-विवाहः a love-marriage, love-match (based purely on love).
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-श्राद्धम् a sort of Śrāddha or obsequial ceremony performed in honour of the manes of both parents.
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-संयोगः relation of friendship.
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-संगतिः friendly alliance.
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-स्निग्ध Adjective moist or wet through love (as the eyes).
