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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for तान

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तानtānaA thread, fibre.

    [तन्-घञ्]

    1. A thread, fibre.
    2. (In music) A protracted tone, a key-note; यथा तानं बिना रागः Bv. 1.119; तानप्रदायित्वमिवोपगन्तुम् Ku.1.8. (the number of tānas is said to be 49).
    3. A monotonous tone.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नम्

      1. Expanse, extension.
      2. An object of sense.

    • -कर्मन्

      1. Neuter
      2. tuning the voice as a preparatory step to singing.
      3. running over the notes to catch the key.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तानtānam. (√3. तन्) a fibre Sus3r. i, 25
    1. masculine gender (√3. तन्) a fibre Sus3r. i, 25
    2. masculine gender a tone MBh. ii, 133 and 391; xiii, 3888 Kum. i, 8
    3. masculine gender a monotonous tone (in reciting, एक-श्रुति) Ka1tyS3r. i, 8, 18 Vait. Bha1shik. Nya1yam. VPra1t. Scholiast or Commentator
    4. masculine gender an object of sense (or Equivalent to तात्पर्य) Lexicographers (confer, compare एक-)
    5. masculine gender ([τόνος .])
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. तानtāna[tân-a] m. thread, fibre; quaver, musi cal note; n. extent.

    [tân-a] masculine thread, fibre; quaver, musi cal note; neuter extent.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · तान

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