[snih-ghañ] 1 Affection, love, kindness, tenderness; snehadākṣi- ṇyayoryogāt kāmīva pratibhāti me V. 2. 4 (where it has sense 6 also); asti me sodarasnehopyeteṣu Ś. 1.

2 Oil- iness, viscidity, unctuousness, lubri- city (one of the 24 Guṇas accord- ing to the Vaiśeṣikas).

3 Moisture.

4 Grease, fat, any unctuous sub- stance.

5 Oil; nirviṣṭaviṣayasnehaḥ sa da- śāṃtamupeyivān R. 12. 1, Pt. 1. 82 (where the word...