प्रणयः [praṇayḥ] 1 Espousing, seizing (as in marriage); आबद्ध- कङ्कणकरप्रणयप्रसादमासाद्य
[Māl.6.14.] (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.] Friendly acquaintance or regard, friendship, intimacy; अजानता महिमानं तवेदं मया प्रमादात् प्रणयेन वापि
[Bg.11.41;] स्नेहस्य तत् फलमसौ प्रणयस्य सारः
[Māl.1.9.] Familiarity, confidence, trust; मया गृहीते सलिलेऽनेन कृतःप्रणयः
[Ś.5.] Favour, kindness, act of courtesy; अलंकृतोऽस्मि स्वयंग्राह प्रणयेन भवता
[Mk.1;1.45.] An entreaty, request, solicitation; तद् भूतनाथानुग नार्हसि त्वं संबन्धिनो मे प्रणयं विहन्तुम्
[R.2.58;] [V.4.13.] Reverence, obeisance.
Final beatitude.
A leader.
Conduct, guidance. (प्रणयेन confidentially, candidly; without reserve or ceremony; प्रणयात् openly, frankly). -Comp.
-अपराधः an offence against friendship or love.
-उन्मुख a.
disposed or about to declare one's love; विसृज सुन्दरि संगमसाध्वसं तव चिरात् प्रभृति प्रणयोन्मुखे
[M.4.13.] impatient through love.
-उपेत a. a. candid, frank.
-कलहः a lover's quarrel, a mock or feigned quarrel; नाप्यन्यस्मात् प्रणयकलहाद् विप्रयोगोपपत्तिः Me. (considered spurious by Malli.).-कुपित a. angry through love, feigning anger; त्वामा- लिख्य प्रणयकुपितां धातुरागैः शिलायाम्
[Me.17.] -क्रोपः feigned anger of a mistress towards her lover, coquettish anger.
-पेशल a. a. soft through affection.
-प्रकर्षः excessive love, intense attachment.
भङ्गः breach of friendship.
faithlessness.
-मानः the jealousy of love.
-वचनम् expression of love.
averse from love.
disinclined to friendship; सौधोत्सङ्गप्रणय- विमुखो मा स्म भूरुज्जयिन्याः
[Me.27.] -विहतिः, -विघातः non-compliance, refusal (of a request &c.).
-स्पृश् a. a. inspired by love;
[Māl.5.7.]