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dhvan

(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.]