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Entry शाब्द
शाब्दśābdaa.(-ब्दी f.) [शब्द-अण्]
(-ब्दीFeminine) शब्द-अण्
Relating to or derived from a word.
Relating to or depending on sound (Opposite ofआर्थ).
Verbal, oral.
Sounding, sonorous.
Nominal (as inflection).
Derived forms and compounds
-ब्दः A philologist, grammarian.
-ब्दीName of Sarasvatī.
-बोधः perception or apprehension of the sense of words.
-व्यञ्जना (in rhet.) insinuation founded on words (Opposite of to आर्थव्यञ्जना).