Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry ध्वननम्

ध्वननम्dhvananamSounding.
[ध्वन्-करणे ल्युट्]
1. Sounding.
2. Hinting at, suggesting or implying (as a meaning).
3. (In Rhet.) The same as व्यञ्जना quod vide, which see, or that power of a word or sentence by virtue of which it conveys a sense different from its primary or secondary meaning, suggestive power; Compare अञ्जन also वृत्तिर्व्यञ्जनध्वननगमनप्रत्यायनादिव्यपदेश- विषया व्यञ्जना नाम S. D.
4. Humming, indistinct utterance.
Source: ApteSearch all dictionaries Analyse the word

Browse by letter

Headwords under ध

Part 3 of 3 धृत्वरी – ध्वृAll parts