[mṛdorbhāvaḥ aṇ] Softness (lit. and fig.), pliancy, weakness; abhitaptamayo'pi mārdavaṃ bhajate kaiva kathā śarīriṣu R. 8. 43 ‘becomes soft’; svaśarīramārdavaṃ Ku. 5. 18.

2 Mildness, indulgence, gentleness, leniency; Bg. 16. 2.