sOBAgyaM [ suBagAyAH suBagasya vA BAvaH zyaY dvipadavfdDiH ] 1 Good fortune or luck, fortunateness (chiefly consisting in a man's and woman's securing the favour and firm devotion of each other); priyezu sOBAgyaPalA hi cArutA Ku. 5. 1 ; sOBAgyaM te suBaga virahAvasTayA vyaMjayaMtI Me. 29 ; (see Malli. 's remarks on sOBAgya in both places); yujyata AtmanaH sOBAgyaM pracCAdayituM V. 2. 2 Blessedness, auspiciousness. 3 Beauty, charm, grace; (yasya) himaM na sOBAgyavilopi jAtaM Ku. 1. 3 ; 2. 53 , 5. 49 ; R. 18. 19 , U. 6. 27. 4 Grandeur, sublimity. 5 The auspicious state of wifehood ( opp. widowhood). 6 Congratulation; good wishes. 7 Affection, favour. 8 Red-lead. 9 Borax. Comp. — cihnaM 1 any mark of good fortune or happiness. 2 any sign of the blessed state of wifehood (such as the saffron mark on the forehead). ( pb ) — taMtuH the marriage-string (put round the neck of the bride by the bridegroom at the time of marriage and worn by her till widowhood; also called maMgalasUtra q. v. ). — tftIyA the third day of the bright half of Bhādrapada. — devatA an auspicious or tutelary deity. — vAyanaM an auspicious offering of sweetmeats &c. — vilepin a. marring or impairing beauty; Ku. 1. 3.