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dhvanध्वन्(only aor. ádhvanīt), to become covered or extinguished (as anger), [RV.] : Caus. ádhvānayat or ádhvanayat aor. dhvanayīt, to envelop, wrap up, darken, [ib.]
[cf. 2. dhvāntá; Lith. dumju, dumti, to cover, wrap up; Angl.Sax. dvinan, dvan, to be extinguished, vanish; dun, dark-brown, dark.]
cl. 1. P. dhvanati (perf. dadhvāna, dadhvanur, [Bhaṭṭ.]; fut. dhvaniṣyati, °nitā Gr.) to sound, roar, make a noise, echo, reverberate, [Kāv.] &c.; to mean, imply, (esp. Pass. dhvanyate, it is meant, it is implied) : Caus. dhvānayati or dhvanayati, [Dhātup.] (aor. adidhvanat or adadh° Gr.), to cause to sound, make resound (cf. °nayat below); dhvanayati, to allude to, hint at, [Mṛcch.] Comm. Intens. in dandhvana, q.v.
[cf. 1. dhvāntá: Lith. dundė́ti, to sound, call; Angl.Sax. dynian, to thunder.]
dhvanaध्वनdhvaná m. N. of a wind, [TĀr.]
sound, tune, [L.]
N. of a man g. aśvādi.
dhvaniध्वनिdhvaní m. sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder, [AV.] &c. &c.
the sound of a drum, [W.]
empty sound without reality, [MW.]
a word, [L.]
allusion, hint, implied meaning, poetical style, [Sāh.]
N. of wk.
N. of one of the Viśve Devās, [VP.]
of a son of the Vasu Āpa, [ib.]
dhvanyध्वन्य्in comp. for °ni.
dhvanyaध्वन्यdhvanyà m. N. of a man, [RV. v, 33, 10.]
dhvananaध्वननn. sounding, humming, singing (cf. karṇa-)
hinting at, allusion, [Sāh.]
dhvanitaध्वनितmfn. caused to sound, [Śatr.]
alluded to, implied, [W.]
n. sg. or pl. sound, thunder, [Kād.]
dhvanayatध्वनयत्dhvanáyat m. ‘causing to sound, resounding’, N. of a wind, [TĀr.]
dhvanikṛtध्वनिकृत्dhvani—kāra & dhvani—kṛt, m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
dhvanimatध्वनिमत्dhvani—mat mfn. containing a hint or an allusion
dhvanitvaध्वनित्वdhvani—tva n. figurative allusion, poetical style, [Sāh.]
dhvanikāraध्वनिकारdhvani—kāra & dhvani—kṛt, m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
dhvanināthaध्वनिनाथdhvani—nātha m. N. of a man, [Cat.]
dhvaninālāध्वनिनालाdhvani—nālā f. N. of sev. musical instruments, [L.]
dhvanyarthaध्वन्यर्थdhvany—artha m. implied meaning or truth, [MW.]
dhvanamodinध्वनमोदिन्dhvana—modin m. ‘delighting by its sound’, a bee, [L.]
dhvanigrahaध्वनिग्रहdhvani—graha m. ‘sound-catcher’, the ear, [L.]
dhvanimattāध्वनिमत्ताdhvani—mat-tā f., [Pratāp.]
dhvanyālokaध्वन्यालोकdhvany—āloka, m. or dhvany—ālocana, n. N. of wk.
dhvanidhvaṃsaध्वनिध्वंसdhvani—dhvaṃsa m. N. of wk.
dhvanibodhakaध्वनिबोधकdhvani—bodhaka or dhvani—bodhana, m. a kind of grass (= rohiṣa), [L.]
dhvanibodhanaध्वनिबोधनdhvani—bodhaka or dhvani—bodhana, m. a kind of grass (= rohiṣa), [L.]
dhvanivikāraध्वनिविकारdhvani—vikāra m. change of voice, [L.]
dhvanivivekaध्वनिविवेकdhvani—viveka & dhvani—siddhānta-saṃgraha, m. N. of wks.
dhvanyācāryaध्वन्याचार्यdhvany—ācārya m. N. of an author = ānanda-vardana.
dhvanyātmakaध्वन्यात्मकdhvany—ātmaka mfn. inarticulate (sound), [Tarkas.]
dhvanipradīpaध्वनिप्रदीपdhvani—pradīpa m. N. of wk.
dhvanyālocanaध्वन्यालोचनdhvany—āloka, m. or dhvany—ālocana, n. N. of wk.
dhvanigāthāpañjikāध्वनिगाथापञ्जिकाdhvani—gāthā-pañjikā f. N. of wk.
dhvanisiddhāntasaṃgrahaध्वनिसिद्धान्तसंग्रहdhvani—viveka & dhvani—siddhānta-saṃgraha, m. N. of wks.