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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ध्वानdhvānaSound (in general); मन्दर- ध्वानधीरः (दुन्दुभिः) Ve.1.22; रामाकर्षणभग्नकार्मकभुवा ध्वानेन रोदोरुधा…

    [ध्वन्-भावे घञ्]

    1. Sound (in general); मन्दर- ध्वानधीरः (दुन्दुभिः) Ve.1.22; रामाकर्षणभग्नकार्मकभुवा ध्वानेन रोदोरुधा Rāmāyaṇachampū.
    2. Buzzing, humming, murmuring.
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  2. अध्वानadhvānaa.(न. ब) Dumb, taciturn; अक्षद्यूतजितो युधिष्ठिर इवाध्वानं गतः कोकिलः Mk.5.6.

    (न. ब) Dumb, taciturn; अक्षद्यूतजितो युधिष्ठिर इवाध्वानं गतः कोकिलः Mk.5.6.

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  3. अध्वान्तम्adhvāntamTwilight, gloom, slight darkness, shade.

    [न. त.]

    Twilight, gloom, slight darkness, shade.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -न्तः ष. त. End of the journey.

    • -शात्रवः अध्वान्तस्य मार्गसीमायाः शात्रव इव Tv. A plant (श्चोनाक) Cassia Fistula or Bignonia Indica (blossoming in shade). (Marâthî बाहवा, पाडळ).

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  4. अपध्वान्तapadhvāntaa.Sounding wrongly. अपध्वान्तं वरुणस्य Cha. Up.2.22.1.

    Sounding wrongly. अपध्वान्तं वरुणस्य Cha. Up.2.22.1.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -न्तम् A wrong or harsh sound.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. ध्वानdhvāna[dhvân-a] m. murmuring; sound.

    [dhvân-a] masculine murmuring; sound.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ध्वानdhvānam. (√2. ध्वन्) humming, murmuring (one of the 7 kinds of speech or वाचः स्थानानि, a degree louder than…
    1. masculine gender (√2. ध्वन्) humming, murmuring (one of the 7 kinds of speech or वाचः स्थानानि, a degree louder than उपा*ंशु, quod vide) TPrat.
    2. masculine gender any sound or tone Ra1jat. Katha1s. (confer, compare प्रति-).
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  2. अध्वानadhvāna1 m. = अध्वन्, MBh. 2 .
    1. 1 masculine gender Equivalent to अध्वन्, MBh. 2 .
    2. 2 masculine gender uttering no sound, silence (that the rest of a word is to be supplied नं गतः, "become silent"), Mr2icch. 1 .
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  3. अध्वान्तadhvāntan. (not positive darkness), twilight, gloom, shade.

    neuter gender (not positive darkness), twilight, gloom, shade.

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  4. अध्वान्तशात्रवadhvāntaśātravam. "an enemy to shade", the plant Cassia Fistula or Bignonia Indica .

    masculine gender "an enemy to shade", the plant Cassia Fistula or Bignonia Indica .

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  5. अन्तर्ध्वान्तantardhvāntan. inner darkness, Bha1m.

    neuter gender inner darkness, Bha1m.

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