Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

kvaṇa क्वण – tone

substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive masculine
Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

Kvaṇa, as, m. the sound or tone of any musical instrument; sound in general.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

kvaṇa (von kvaṇ) m. Klang, Ton AK. 1,1,6,3. AK. 1,3,3,8. H. 1400. — Vgl. kvāṇa.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive masculine

*kvaṇa m. Klang, Ton.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

kvaṇa II. DHARMAŚARM. 12,5. DHARMAŚARM. 12,6. DHARMAŚARM. 12,11. DHARMAŚARM. 14,79. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

kvaṇaḥ, kvaṇanaṃ, kvaṇitaṃ, kvāṇaḥ 1 A sound in general. 2 The sound of any musical instrument. — naḥ A small earthen pot or boiler.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

kvaṇa kvaṇa m. son, en gén. Son des instruments de musique. Bourdonnement. kvaṇana n. mms. — S. m. petit pot ou chaudière de terre; cf. kvath.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

HP 1 occurrence
HP 4.20-4.27: Four Stages of Nāda 1 occurrence

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