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Results for वाणी

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वाणीvāṇī1 Speech, words, language; वाण्येका समलंकरोति पुरुषं या संस्कृता धार्यते Bh.2.19.
1. 1 Speech, words, language; वाण्येका समलंकरोति पुरुषं या संस्कृता धार्यते Bh.2.19.
2. Power of speech.
3. Sound, voice; केका वाणी मयूरस्य Ak.; so आकाशवाणी.
4. A literary production, a work or composition; मद्वाणि मा कुरु विषादमनादरेण मात्सर्यमग्नमनसां सहसा खलानाम् Bv.4.41; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)7.2.
5. Praise.
6. Sarasvatī, the goddess of learning; तव करकमलस्थां स्फाटिकीमक्षमालां, नखकिरणविभिन्नां दाडिमीबीजबुद्ध्या । अनुलवमनुकर्षन् येन कीरो निषिद्धः, स भवतु मम भूत्यै वाणि ते मन्दहासः ॥.
7. Eloquent speech.
8. Music.
9. Name of a metre consisting only of long syllables.
Derived forms and compounds
- -वादः a kind of bird.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

वाणीvāṇī[vấnî] f. RV.: music (pl. choir); C.: voice, sound, note; speech, words; eloquent words, fine diction…

[vấnî] feminine; also equal for Rig-veda: music (plural choir); Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: voice, sound, note; speech, words; eloquent words, fine diction (rare); goddess of speech, Sarasvatî (rare).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वाणीvāṇīf. see below
1. feminine see below
2. feminine sound, voice, music (plural a choir of musicians or singers) fg-veda (the सप्त वाणीस् are referred by the Comms. to the seven metres or to the seven notes of the gamut etc.)
3. feminine speech, language, words, diction, (especially) eloquent speech or fine diction MBh. Ka1v. etc.
4. feminine a literary production or composition Uttarar. Bha1m.
5. feminine praise, laudation MW.
6. feminine the goddess of speech, Sarasvati1 सरस्वती R. BrahmaP.
7. feminine Name of a metre consisting only of long syllables Ka1vya7d. Scholiast or Commentator
8. feminine of a river (according to to some the Sarasvati1 सरस्वती) VP.
9. feminine (confer, compare वाणि) weaving Lexicographers
10. feminine reed fg-veda v, 86, 1
11. feminine dual number the two bars of a car or carriage ibidem i, 119, 5.
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आकाशवाणीākāśavāṇīf. a voice from the air or from heaven L.
1. feminine a voice from the air or from heaven Lexicographers
2. masculine gender (ईस्) Name of the author of a Hanumatstotra हनुमत्स्तोत्र .
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देववाणीdevavāṇīf. a d divine voice MW.

feminine a d divine voice MW.

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दैववाणीdaivavāṇīf. a voice from heaven W.

feminine a voice from heaven W.

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निर्वाणीnirvāṇīf. (with Jainas जैन s) N. of a deity who executes the commands of the 16th Arhat अर्हत् of the present…

feminine (with Jainas जैन s) Name of a deity who executes the commands of the 16th Arhat अर्हत् of the present Ava-sarpin2i1 अव-सर्पिणी . -1 .

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प्रवाणीpravāṇīf. a weaver's shuttle L.

feminine a weaver's shuttle Lexicographers

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मसृणवाणीmasṛṇavāṇīf. "soft-spoken", having a soft or gentle voice Gi1t.

feminine "soft-spoken", having a soft or gentle voice Gi1t.

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माहेन्द्रवाणीmāhendravāṇīf. N. of a river MBh.

feminine Name of a river MBh.

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