[vatsalasya bhāvaḥ ṣyañ] 1 Af- fection (towards one's offspring), affec- tion or tenderness in general; na putravātsalyamapākariṣyati Ku. 5. 14; pativātsalyāt R. 15. 98; so bhāryāº, prajāº, śaraṇāgataº, &c.

2 Fond affec- tion or partiality.