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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वाणvāṇa1 Sounding, sound; वाणैर्बाणैः समासक्तम् Ki.15. 1.
    1. 1 Sounding, sound; वाणैर्बाणैः समासक्तम् Ki.15. 1.
    2. An arrow; see बाण.
    3. Music.
    4. A harp with 1 strings.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -शब्दः the sound of a lute; नीहारे वाणशब्दे च Ms.4.113 (Vartious reading).

  2. अथर्वाणम्atharvāṇamRitual of the Atharvaveda.

    Ritual of the Atharvaveda.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णः -denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedविद् One studying or versed in this Veda or the ritual.

  3. अनिर्वाणanirvāṇaa.Unwashed; unbathed; अरुंतुदमिवालनम- निर्वाणस्य दन्तिनः R.1.71.

    Unwashed; unbathed; अरुंतुदमिवालनम- निर्वाणस्य दन्तिनः R.1.71.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वाणvāṇa[vâná] m. (= bâná) arrow; teat.
    1. [vâná] masculine (Equivalent to bâná) arrow; teat.
    2. [vâná] masculine (instrumental) music (Veda, Vedic); harp, lute (Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit): -sabda, masculine sound of a lute (or whizzing of arrows); -sâlă̂, noun of a fortress.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वाणvāṇam. (fr. √वण्; often written बाण q.v.) sounding, a sound Kir. xv, 10
    1. masculine gender (from √वण्; often written बाण quod vide) sounding, a sound Kir. xv, 10
    2. masculine gender an arrow (see बाण, page and participle727 for compound) fg-veda ix, 50, 1
    3. masculine gender music (especially of flutes, harps etc.) fg-veda i, 85, 10 etc. AV. x, 2, 17 (here written बाण्/अ)
    4. masculine gender a harp with 100 strings TS. Breton S3rS.
    5. neuter gender the sound of a particular little hand-drum Lexicographers
    6. wrong reading for वान in वानदण्ड and वानप्रस्थ (see 3. and 6. वान).
  2. अंशुवाणaṃśuvāṇam. "having rays for arrows", the sun.

    masculine gender "having rays for arrows", the sun.

  3. अग्निवाणagnivāṇam. a fiery arrow.

    masculine gender a fiery arrow.

  4. अथर्वाणatharvāṇan. the Atharva अथर्व - veda वेद or the ritual of it MBh.

    neuter gender the Atharva अथर्व - veda वेद or the ritual of it MBh.

  5. अथर्वाणविद्atharvāṇavidm. one versed in that ritual.

    masculine gender one versed in that ritual.

  6. अनिर्वाणanirvāṇamfn. unextinguished.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unextinguished.