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Entry व्यञ्जनम्

व्यञ्जनम्vyañjanam1 Making clear, indicating, manifesting.
1. 1 Making clear, indicating, manifesting.
2. A mark, token, sign; सुकुमारं महासत्त्वं पार्थिवव्यञ्जनान्वितम् (रामम्) Rām.3.17.8.
3. A reminder; Māl.9.
4. Disguise, garb; नानाव्यञ्जनाः प्रणिधयः Mu.1; Śi.2.56; तपस्विव्यञ्जनोपेताः; गृहपतिवैदेहकतापसव्यञ्जनाः प्रणिधयः Kau. Atmanepada 2. etc.
5. A consonant.
6. A mark of the sex, id est, that is the male or female organ.
7. Insignia.
8. A mark or sign of puberty; अजातव्यञ्जनः श्रीमान् बालः श्यामः शुभेक्षणः Rām.3.38.14; बालमप्राप्तवयसमजातव्यञ्जनाकृतिम् Mb.1.157.35.
9. The beard.
10. A limb, member.
11. (a) A condiment, sauce, a seasoned article; व्यञ्जनानि ओदनार्थानि ŚB. on MS. 1.8.29; अशक्नुवद्भिर्बहुभुक्तवत्तया यदुज्झिता व्यञ्जनपुञ्जराशयः Name16.14. (b) An article used in seasoning food, spices etc.
12. The last of the three powers of a word by virtue of which it suggests or insinuates a sense; see अञ्जन-ना (9) (written व्यञ्जना also in this sense); विरतास्वभिधाद्यासु यथार्थो बोध्यतेऽपरः । सा वृत्तिर्व्यञ्जना नाम शब्द- स्यार्थादिकस्य च S. D.
13. The letter (as Opposite of to अर्थ 'meaning').
14. A day.
15. A privy part.
Derived forms and compounds
- -उदय Adjective followed by a consonant.
- -कारः the preparer of a sauce or condiment.
- -धातुः (वाद्यवादनविधिः) playing of the lute; व्यक्तिर्व्यञ्जनधातुना दशवधेनाप्यत्र लब्धामुना Nāg. 1.14.
- -संधिः the junction or coalition of consonants.
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