[lavaṇasya bhāvaḥ ṣyañ] 1 Salt- ness.

2 Beauty, loveliness, charm; tathāpi tasyā lāvaṇyaṃ rekhayā kiṃcidanvitaṃ S. 6. 13; 7. 18; (lāvaṇya is thus de- fined in Śabdak: muktāphaleṣu chāyāyā- staralatvamivāṃtarā. pratibhāti yadaṃgeṣu tallāvaṇya- mihocyate..). Comp. arjitaṃ the private property of a maried woman given to her at her marriage by her father or mother-in-law.