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svanस्वन्cl. 1. P. ([Dhātup. xix, 79]) svanati (mc. also °te; pf. sasvāna, 3. pl. sasvanuḥ [Gr. also svenuḥ] [MBh.] &c.; aor. asvanīt, svānīt, [RV.] [for aor. P. sváni See adhi- and anu-ṣvan]; fut. svanitā, svaniṣyati Gr.; inf. svanitum, [ib.]), to sound, make any noise, roar, yell, hum, sing, [RV.] &c. &c.: Caus. svanayati (aor. asisvanat), to sound, resound, [RV.]; [BhP.]; to adorn (in this sense also svānayati), [Dhātup. xix, 62] : Desid. sisvaniṣati Gr.: Intens. saṃsvanyate, saṃsvanti (cf. pari-ṣvan), [ib.]
[cf. Lat. sonit, sonus, sonare; Angl.Sax. swin; Eng. swan; Germ. Schwan.]
. See tuvi-ṣván.
svanaस्वनsvaná m. (ifc. f(U). ) sound, noise (in the older language applied to the roar of wind, thunder, water &c.; in later language to the song of birds, speech, and sound of any kind, cf. [Naigh. i, 11]), [RV.] &c. &c.
a partic. Agni, [MBh.]
(svána), roaring water, [VS.]; [TBr.]
svaná mfn. ill-sounding, [L.]
svaniस्वनिmfn. (in tuvi- and mahi-ṣváṇi)
m. fire, [L.]
svanasस्वनस्See tuvi-ṣvaṇás.
svannaस्वन्नsv-anna n. good food, [BhP.]
svantaस्वन्तsv-anta mfn. having a good end, terminating well, [MBh.]; [Ragh.]; [Kathās.]
auspicious, fortunate, [MBh.]
svanāśaस्वनाशsva—nāśa m. self-destruction, [L.]
svanīkaस्वनीकsv-anīka mfn. having a fair or radiant countenance (as Agni), [RV.]
svanayaस्वनयsvanáya m. N. of a man (son of Bhāvayavya), [RV.]
svanikaस्वनिकSee pāṇi-svanika.
svanitaस्वनितmfn. sounded, sounding &c.
n. sound, noise, [Śiś.]
a thunderclap, [W.]
svanujāस्वनुजाsv-anujā f. having a beautiful younger sister, [ĀpGṛ.]; [Baudh.]
svanābhyaस्वनाभ्यsva—nābhya mfn. issuing from one's own navel, [BhP.]
svanāmanस्वनामन्sva—nāman n. one's own name, [Gaut.]
sva—nāman mfn. having a name or reputation through one's self, [Cāṇ.]
svanaḍuhस्वनडुह्sv-anaḍuh mfn. having excellent bulls, [Vop.]
svanavatस्वनवत्svana—vat mfn. sounding, resounding, loud (°vat ind. ‘aloud’), [MaitrUp.]; [MBh.] &c.
svana—vat ind., ‘aloud’
svaniṣṭhaस्वनिष्ठsva—niṣṭha mfn. being in one's own person (-tva n.), [KapS.], Sch.
svanābhakaस्वनाभकsva—nābhaka m. N. of a spell pronounced over weapons, [R.]
(perhaps connected with svaná above, but See under 1. sva, p. 1276, col. 1).
svanagaraस्वनगरsva—nagara n. one's own town or native city, [Śak.]
sva-nagara , sva-nābhya &c. See p. 1276, col. 1.
svanurūpaस्वनुरूपsv-anurūpa mfn. well suited, [MW.]
svanāmāṅkaस्वनामाङ्कsva—nā°māṅka mfn. marked with or called after one's own name, [MW.]
svanacakraस्वनचक्रsvana—cakra m. a form of sexual union, [L.]
svanadrathaस्वनद्रथsvanád-ratha mfn. (pr. p. of √ svan + r°) having a rattling chariot, [RV.]
svanotsāhaस्वनोत्साहm. a rhinoceros (= gaṇḍaka), [L.]
svanuguptaस्वनुगुप्तsv-anugupta mfn. well hidden, [MBh.]
svanuraktaस्वनुरक्तsv-anurakta mfn. truly devoted to (loc.), [R.]
svanuṣṭhitaस्वनुष्ठितsv-anuṣṭhita mfn. well observed, duly practised or performed, [R.]; [BhP.]
svaniṣṭhatvaस्वनिष्ठत्वsva—niṣṭha—tva n.
svanitāhvayaस्वनिताह्वयm. a kind of herb (= taṇḍulīya), [L.]
svanavekṣaṇīyaस्वनवेक्षणीयsv-anavekṣaṇīya mfn. not at all to be hoped for, past all hope, [R.]