माधुरी माधूक

माधुर्य

माधुर्य [मधुरस्य भावः ष्यञ्]
1 Sweetness. pleasantness; माधुर्यपीष्टे हरिणा- न् ग्रहीतुं R. 18. 13, Bh. 2. 6.
2 Attractive beauty. exquisite beauty; रूपं किमप्यनिर्वाच्य तनोर्मा- धुर्यमुच्यते.
3 (In Rhet.) Sweetness, one of the three (accord ing to Mammaṭa) chief Guṇas in poetic compositions; चितद्रवी- भावमयो ह्लादो माधुर्यपुच्यते S. D. 606: see K. P. 8 also.
4 Kindness, amiability.

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