humours

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> In SB2.7.4 purport, we read:

>

> "Transcendental relations between the Personality of Godhead and the

> living entities are eternally established in five different affectionate

> humors, which are known as santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya."

>

> What is the meaning of the word 'humor'

 

Oxford English Dictionary has the following, I suggest meaning 3 is intended

here.

 

humour (US humor) —n. 1 a quality of being amusing or comic. b the

expression of humour in literature, speech, etc. 2 (in full sense of humour)

ability to perceive or express humour. 3 state of mind; inclination (bad

humour). 4 (in full cardinal humour) hist. each of the four fluids (blood,

phlegm, choler, melancholy), thought to determine a person's physical and

mental qualities. —v. gratify or indulge (a person or taste etc.). out of

humour displeased. humourless adj. [Latin humor moisture]

 

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