[madhurasya bhāvaḥ ṣyañ] 1 Sweet- ness. pleasantness; mādhuryapīṣṭe hariṇā- n grahītuṃ R. 18. 13, Bh. 2. 6.

2 Attractive beauty. exquisite beauty; rūpaṃ kimapyanirvācya tanormā- dhuryamucyate.

3 (In Rhet.) Sweet- ness, one of the three (accord ing to Mammaṭa) chief Guṇas in poetic compositions; citadravī- bhāvamayo hlādo mādhuryapucyate S. D. 606: see K. P. 8 also.

4 Kindness, ami- ability.