cl. 1. P. kvaṇati (pr. p. kvaṇat), to sound, make any sound, tinkle, [Amar.]; [Kathās. lxxxv, 25]; [Hit.]; to hum (as a bee), [Bhaṭṭ. vi, 84]; (said of Kiṃnaras and Yātu-dhānas), [Kum. i, 55] and [Bhaṭṭ.] (aor. 3. pl. akvāṇiṣur) : Caus. P. kvaṇayati (pr. p. f. °yatī), to cause to sound, make sound (as a musical instrument), blow (the flute), [BhP. iii, 15, 21]; [x, 44, 13] and [16]; to produce a sound with (instr.), [iv, 24, 12]; [x, 60, 8.]