maDura a. [ maDu-maDuryaM rAti rA-ka , maDf-astyarye ra vA ] 1 Sweet. 2 Honied, mellifluous. 3 Pleasant, charming, attractive, agreeable; aho maDuramAsAM darSanaM Ś. 1 ; Ku. 5. 9 ; Māl. 2. 11 ; kimiva hi maDurARAM maMqanaM nAkftInAM Ś. 1. 20. 4 Melodious (as a sound). — raH 1 The red sugar-cane. 2 Rice. 3 A kind of sugar, molasses ( guqa ). 4 A kind of mango. 5 Cuminseed. — rA 1 Liquoriee. 2 Sour ricewater. 3 N. of the city Mathurā. — rI A kind of musical instrument. — raM 1 Sweetness. 2 A sweet drink, syrup. 3 Poison. 4 Tin. — raM ind. Sweetly, pleasantly, agreeably. Comp. — akzara a. sounding sweetly, uttering sweet sounds, melodious. — amlakaH the hog-plum. — AlApa a. uttering sweet sounds. — (paH) sweet or melodious notes; maDurAlApanisargapaMqitAM Ku. 4. 16. — (pA) a kind of thrush. — kaMwakaH a kind of fish. — jaMbIraM a species of lime. — trayaM = maDutrayaM q. v. — PalaH a sort of jujube tree ( rAjabadara ). — BAzin, -vAc a. sweetspeaking. — sravA a kind of date tree. — svara, -svana a. warbling sweetly, sweet-voiced.