m. a note or cadence introductory to a song.
téna ind. (instr. of tá) in that direction, there (correl. to yena, ‘in which direction, where’), [SaddhP. iv]; [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 14], [Kāś.]
in that manner, thus (correl. to yena, ‘in what manner’), [PārGṛ. ii, 2]; [Mn. iv, 178]; [Vop. v, 7]
on that account, for that reason, therefore (correl. to yena [[Mn.]; [MBh.]], yád [[ŚBr. iv, 1, 5, 7]; [Mn. i], [iii]; [R. ii]], yasmāt [[MBh.]; [R.]], yatas [[Sāh. i, 2]; [Hit.]])
tena hi, therefore, now then, [Śak.]; [Vikr. i, 3]/[4.]