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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 वाणी

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

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

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. 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.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. 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).

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · वाणी

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