Hamsanada, Haṃsanāda, Hamsa-nada: 5 definitions

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Hamsanada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Hamsanada in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

haṃsanāda (हंसनाद).—m (S) The cry or noise of the goose, cackling.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Hamsanada in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Haṃsanāda (हंसनाद).—the cackling of a goose.

Derivable forms: haṃsanādaḥ (हंसनादः).

Haṃsanāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms haṃsa and nāda (नाद).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Haṃsanāda (हंसनाद).—m.

(-daḥ) Cackling, the cry or noise of a goose. E. haṃsa, nāda sound.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Haṃsanāda (हंसनाद):—[=haṃsa-nāda] [from haṃsa] m. the cackling or cry of a goose or swan (thought to have something of a sacred character)

2) [v.s. ...] (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Vidyā-dhara, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Haṃsanāda (हंसनाद):—[haṃsa-nāda] (daḥ) 1. m. Cackling, noise of a goose.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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