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Vyañjanā
617 Yv. XIX. 87 (Uvata & Mahīdhara), Yv. XXXV. 1, (Uvața & Mahīdhara), Rv. X. 14.9. (Sāyana) Av. XVIII. 1.55. (iii) to paint (i.e. to anoint), (Griffith) as in Rv. VII. 79.2; (iv) to balm (i.e. to anoint) (Griffith) Rv. IX. 86.43 SV. I. 564; (v) to anoint, as in Rv. IX. 86.43 (Sāyaṇa) Av. XVIII. 3.18 (Sāyana) and also whitney Rv. X. 86.5 (Sāyana). (vi) to shine forth; - Rv. VII. 77.3 (Griffith),
(vii) 'beautiful, (vyaktā), Griffith, as in Rv. X. 86.5, and also ‘kāntiyuktāh' according to Sāyana, at Ry. VII. 56.1.: 'radiant - Griffith; Rv. VII. 56.1. and also SV. I. 433 (Griffith) 'fair' - Rv. X. 55.21, (Griffith).
We may also note the occurrences of the root Vahvan or the word 'dhvani' in the vedas as under:
We come across, 'adhvanīt' - at Rv. VIII 6.13, 'adhvānayat' at Rv. VI. 18.10, dhvanayīt' at Rv. I. 162.15, and 'dhvani', 'dhvanayaḥ', at Av. V. 20.7. Rv. VIII. 6.13. is, “yádasya manyúrádhvanīd vivịtám parvasó ruján, apáḥ samudrám airayat.” Sāyaṇa - stanayitnulakṣaṇam śabdam akarot; Griffith - 'thundered'. Rv. VI. 18.10 is, agni'rna suskam vánamindra heti rakśo ni dhakṣayanaśánirná bhīmá, gambhīráya şşváyā yó rurójádhvānayad duritá dambháyaccha.” Sāyaṇa - yuddhe garjanalakṣaṇam sabdam karoti.
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