Dhvanana: 9 definitions
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Dhvanana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dhwnan.
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Marathi-English dictionary
dhvanana (ध्वनन).—n S Sounding, causing a sound. 2 Implying; inculcating tacitly; involving and intimating something beyond the matter expressed.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Dhvanana (ध्वनन).—[dhvan-karaṇe lyuṭ]
1) Sounding.
2) Hinting at, suggesting or implying (as a meaning).
3) (In Rhet.) The same as व्यञ्जना (vyañjanā) q. v., or that power of a word or sentence by virtue of which it conveys a sense different from its primary or secondary meaning, suggestive power; cf. अञ्जन (añjana) also वृत्तिर्व्यञ्जनध्वननगमनप्रत्यायनादिव्यपदेश- विषया व्यञ्जना नाम (vṛttirvyañjanadhvananagamanapratyāyanādivyapadeśa- viṣayā vyañjanā nāma) S. D.
4) Humming, indistinct utterance.
Derivable forms: dhvananam (ध्वननम्).
Dhvanana (ध्वनन).—[neuter] sounding; hinting at, allusion ([rhetorie]).
1) Dhvanana (ध्वनन):—[from dhvan] n. sounding, humming, singing (cf. karṇa-)
2) [v.s. ...] hinting at, allusion, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Dhvanana (ध्वनन):—(wie eben) n.
1) das Klingen: karṇa [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 3, 6.] —
2) das Andeuten, Anspielen [Sāhityadarpana 17, 3.]
Dhvanana (ध्वनन):—n. —
1) das Klingen in karṇa. —
2) das Anspielen , Andeuten.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Dhvanana (ध्वनन) [Also spelled dhwnan]:—(nm) sounding; suggestion (in Poetics).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Dhvanana (ಧ್ವನನ):—
1) [noun] the act of making a sound or sounds.
2) [noun] a humming or singing in a low voice.
3) [noun] a suggesting something indirectly; a hinting at.
4) [noun] the suggested sense of a word (as opp. to its literal sense).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Dhvanana (ध्वनन):—n. the act of producing sound/words; sounding;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dhvananamarga.
Full-text: Karnadhvanana, Dhvananamarga, Dhvanan, Dhwnan, Abhidhana.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.32 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]