anurāgavat

 "Anurāgavat" (अनुरागवत्) in Sanskrit means loving, affectionate, enamoured, or inspired with love, often conveying attachment or heartfelt fondness.

Etymology and Composition

The word Anurāgavat is derived from "anurāga" (अनुराग), meaning love, 

affection, or passion, combined with the suffix "-vat", which transforms 

nouns into adjectives indicating possession. Hence, Anurāgavat

literally means "possessing love" or "one who is imbued with 

affection"

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Grammatical Usage

• It is an adjective that can be applied to masculine, feminine, or neuter
• nouns, forming the variants anurāgavān (masculine), anurāgavatī
• (feminine), and anurāgavat (neuter) depending on context

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• The term is used in classical Sanskrit prose and poetry to describe 
• a person, object, or character attached, enamoured, or moved by love.
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Connotations and Applications

Emotional Affection: Refers to someone feeling deep attachment, 

love, or fondness, either romantically, devotionally, or culturally towards 

anything inspiring affection 

Inspiration: Can also denote something that causes or inspires love

 or affection, such as a beloved person, a musical note, or an object 

of admiration 

Literary Context: Appears in Sanskrit epics and classical texts to

 describe characters who are emotionally attached or moved by intense 

feelings of love or devotion 

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Examples of Usage

• स वृद्धस्तस्यामतीवानुरागवान् (sa vṛddhastasyāmatīvānurāgavān): "He,
• being old, was intensely affectionate [towards her]"

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• सा केनापि वणिक्पुत्रेण सहानुरागवती बभूव (sā kenāpi vaṇikputreṇa 
• sahānurāgavatī babhūva): "She became affectionate with a certain
• merchant’s son"

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In summary, Anurāgavat captures the essence of being filled with love

or affection, either actual or inspired, and is commonly used in Sanskrit

literature to express deep emotional attachment or affectionate 

disposition

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