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vīṇā

vī́ṇā f. (of doubtful derivation) the Vīṇā or Indian lute (an instrument of the guitar kind, supposed to have been invented by Nārada q.v., usually having seven wires or strings raised upon nineteen frets or supports fixed on a long rounded board, towards the ends of which are two large gourds; its compass is said to be two octaves, but it has many varieties according to the number of strings &c.), [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. &c.

(in astrol.) a partic. configuration of the stars (when all planets are situated in 7 houses), [VarBṛS.]

lightning, [L.]

N. of a Yoginī, [Cat.]

of a river, [MBh.]