One English word LOVE - many shades in Sanskrit

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Sanskrit word English pronunciation स्नेह Sneh काम Kama कामयति kamyati

प्रणयिता Pranayita अनुरक्ति Anurakti सुभग Subhag अनुरति Anurati अभिमतता Abhimatata कामिता Kamita                

जुष्टि Jushti प्रीति preeti प्रियता Priyta वल्लभता Vallabhta वेना Vena

सम्मति Sammati सरागता Saragata स्नेहवृत्ति Snehvratti सुभगता Subhagta अनुराग Anurag

प्रणय Pranay आदर Adara भाव Bhav मन्मथ Manmath राग Raga

हृच्छ्य Hruachay कन्दर्प Kandarp अपह्नव Aphanva उज्ज्वल Ujjwala कन्तु Kantu

कर्व Karva कैशिक Kaishika कौशिक kaushika चित्तज Chittaja इषध्वज Ishadvaja

तिथ Titha प्रेमबंध Prembandh प्रेमभाव Prembhava रणरणक Ranrana

रस Ras रथ Ratha रिषग Rishaga शरीरज Shariraja श्रृंगार Shringar

स्वान्तज Swantaja री Ri रा Ra रङ्ग Ragga भग Bhaga

प्रेमन Premana अनुरंजन Anuranjana कामित्व Kamitava बंधित्र Bandhitara रमकत्व Ramkatava

ललित Lalita वल्लभत्य Vallabhatya सरागत्य Saragatya हार्द्र Hardra

अभिकमते Abhikamte आधके Aadhke भजति Bhajti प्रणयते Pranayte

प्रणयति Pranyati

प्रतिहर्षते Pratiharshte प्रतिहपति Pratihapati वासयति Vasyati सपति Sapati

स्मेत्यति Smetayati स्नेत्यति Snetayati वेसति Vesati अनुनयती Anunayati क्षम्पति Kshampati

प्रीणती Preenati प्रियते Priyate स्निह्यति Snihyati अनुरंध्य्ते Anurandhyate

अनुरंध्य्ते Anurandhyate वृणाती Vrunati वृणीते vraneete वृणुते Vrunute

There are four categories of Love

1. लाव्णय Lavany - The best form of love which is far more spiritual than phsical. Most of the love stories are from this category of love. Radha-Krishan love falls in this category.

2. प्रणय Pranay - This is what normal love is about a mix of spiritual, mental and physical. Normal husband-wife love falls in this category.

3. मैथुनरत Maithunrat - This lust and no spiritual and very little mental love. Example is like-a one-night stand and orgy or tree/four some.

4. भ्रष्टक Bhrastak - Worst kind of love where there is just lust and no intimacy. Example - rape, gay, lesbian and animistic.

Hindusim does not ban any category but Lavany is honoured in society and Bhrastak is abhorred.

Probably the English word Love may have evolved out of Lavany to Lava to Love. Looks possible...

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