शृङ्गाटक शृङ्गारक

शृङ्गार

शृङ्गार [शृंगं कामोद्रेकमृच्छत्यनेन ऋ- अण्]
1 The sentiment of love or sexual passion, the erotic sentiment (the first of the eight or nine sentiments in poetical compositions; it is of two kinds: −संमोग- शृंगार and बिप्रलंभशृंगार q. q. v. v.); शृंगारः सखि मूर्तिमानिव मधौ मुग्धो हरिः क्रीडति Gīt. 1; (it is thus defined: −पुंसः स्त्रियां स्त्रियाः पुंसि संभोगं प्रति या स्पृहा । स शृंगार इति ख्यातः क्रीडारत्यादिकारकः ॥ see S. D. 210 also).
2 Love, passion, sexual love; V. 1. 8.
3 A dress suited to amorous interviews, an elegant dress.
4 Coition, sexual union.
5 Marks made with red-lead on the body of an elephant.
6 A mark in general.
−रं
1 Cloves.
2 Red-lead.
3 Undried ginger.
4 A fragrant powder for the dress or body.
5 Agallochum.
−Comp.
−चे- ष्टा an amorous or love-gesture; शृंगारचेष्टा विविधा बभूबुः R. 6. 12.
−भाषितं amorous talk.
−भूषणं redlead.
−योनिः an epithet of the god of love.
−रसः the sentiment of love. −विधिः −वेशः a dress suited to amorous interviews and other purposes.
−सहायः an assistant in love-affairs, a confidant of the hero of a play; cf. नर्मसचिव.

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