مدن

मदन madan[S. मदनं, and मदनः], s.m. The act of intoxicating or exhilarating; gladdening;—passion, love, lust; a name of Kāmdev, the god of love;—the season of spring;—a bee; bees-wax; name of several plants, Vanguiera spinosa, Gardenia dumetorum; the thorn-apple, Datura metel, Acacia catechu, etc.:—madan-bān, s.m. 'Cupid's arrow'; a glance of the eye; the eye;—the plant Vanguiera spinosa; a kind of jasmine:—madan-buddhī, s.f. A nature or disposition like that of Madan (Kāmdeva):—madan-bhān, s.m. =madan-bān, q.v.:—madanpūjak, s.m. (f. -ikā), A worshipper of Madan (Cupid), a votary of lust:—madan-phal, s.m. The fruit of the plant Vanguiera spinosa (vulg. main-phal, q.v.):—madan-mast, s.m.=madanbān (the plant):—madan-mohan, s.m. 'The infatuater of the god oflove,' an epithet of Krishna; a proper name:—madan vaś, adj. (f. -ā), Subdued by or subject to love, under the influence of love, in love:—madan-har ćhand, s.m. Name of a measure in Hindīpoetry (‘it has four lines, each of 10+8+8+6+8=40 instants; the final syllable of each line must be long; but the last three syllables must not form a ragan (¯̆¯); the first two and the last two ćaraṇsrhyme, and subordinate rhymes occur at the cæsural pause').