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अनुस्वार (anusvAra)

 
शब्दसागरः
English
अनुस्वार
m.
 (-रः) The nasal letter (M) or dot above the line.
E.
अनु before, स्वर to sound, घञ्
aff.
Capeller Eng
English
अनुस्वार
m.
 the nasal element of a nasalized vowel and
its sign (g. ).
Yates
English
अनु-स्वार (रः) 1.
m.
 The nasal (°).
Spoken Sanskrit
English
अनुस्वार anusvAra
m.
 nasal sound [ marked by a dot above the line ]
अनुस्वार anusvAra
m.
 after-sound
अनुस्वार anusvAra
m.
 nasal sound which is marked by a dot above the line
अनुस्वार anusvAra
m.
 and which always belongs to a preceding vowel
अनुस्वार anusvAra
m.
 accompanying sound or letter M
Wilson
English
अनुस्वार
m.
 (-रः) The nasal letter (.) or dot above the line.
E.
 अनु before, स्वर to sound, घञ्
aff.
Apte
English
अनुस्वारः [anusvārḥ], [स्वृ-अप् स्वराः
स्वरवर्णा एव स्वाराः, अनुगतः स्वारान् Tv.] The nasal sound which is marked by a dot above the line (ं) and which always belongs to a preceding vowel
अनुनासिकात्परो$नुस्वारः
P.
 VIII.3.4. -व्यवायः Separation between two sounds caused by an अनुस्वार.
Apte 1890
English
अनुस्वारः [स्वृ-अप् स्वराः
स्वरवर्णा एव स्वाराः, अनुगतः स्वारान् Tv.] The nasal sound which is marked by a dot above the line (ं) and which always belongs to a preceding vowel
अनुनासिकात्परोऽनुस्वारः P. VIII. 3. 4.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
अनु-स्वार
m.
 (√ स्वृ), after-sound, the nasal sound which is marked by a dot above the line, and which always belongs to a preceding vowel.
Monier Williams 1872
English
अनुस्वार अनु-स्वार, अस्, m. (rt. स्वृ), after-
sound, the nasal sound which is marked by a dot
above the line, and which always belongs to a preced-
ing vowel.
—अनुस्वार-वत्, आन्, अती, अत्, having the
Anusvāra.
—अनुस्वार-व्यवाय, अस्, m. separation
between two sounds caused by an Anusvāra.
—अनु-
स्वारागम (°र-आग्°), अस्, m. an augment consisting
in the addition of an Anusvāra.
Goldstucker
English
अनुस्वार Tatpur. m. (-रः) (In Grammar.) Literally, an after-
sound
the name of a nasal sound which always belongs to
the preceding vowel and according to some is weaker, ac-
cording to others stronger than the अनुनासिक q. v. In
writing it is marked by a dot over the vowel after which
it sounds. It shares in the nature as well of consonants as
of vowels: of consonants, in as much as it has but half a
measure of time (or मात्रा) and with another consonant
makes position: of vowels, by having their properties of
shortness, length, प्लुति q. v., and of being capable of ac-
centuation. (The vaidik grammarians call the consonants
and the Anusvāra the ‘body of a syllable’--अक्षराङ्ग--.)
On account of the organ of speech with which it is pro-
nounced it belongs to the नासिक्य q. v., and on account of
the mode in which it is uttered to the ऊष्मन् q. v. (see also
महाप्राण). If a combined consonant follows an Anusvāra
the vaidik grammarians want the first consonant of the group
to be repeated
e. g. सोमानं स्स्वरणं &c. instead of सोमानं
स्वरणं &c.
this rule, however, is neglected in most of our
vaidik Mss. and in all referring to the post-vaidik literature,
although the injunction of the grammarians is doubtless
founded on correct physiological observation and the system
of Sanskrit orthography on a correct imitation in writing
the spoken sound.--At the end of a पद (q. v.) Anu-
svāra is a substitute for म्, in the middle of a पद that of
म् or न्
at the end of a पद it is only allowed to occur
when the पद does not stand in a pause, and in the middle
not before any other sound than श्, ष्, स and ह्, before
which it is the compulsory substitute. (These rules, too,
are frequently neglected in spite of the grammatical author-
ities.) It is compulsory, too, at the end of the पद, before
the same letters and र् save a few exceptions as सम्राज् or
when ह् is followed by म्, न् &c., e. g. किं ह्मलयति or
किम्ह्मलयति, किं ह्नुते or किन्ह्नुते &c. For the interchange
and the confusion, that prevails in the classical literature,
between the use of Anusvāra and Anunāsika before य्,
ल्, व् see s. v. अनुनासिक.--A short syllable followed
by Anusvāra (which itself as results from the preceding
statement must always be followed by a consonant) becomes
of the nature of a long syllable, i. e. it becomes गुरु or
heavy
but though this is the constant case in the Vedas
and generally in the later literature, it will seem that this rule
may be departed from at the end of a Pāda, as in the instance
of the following first Pāda of the Āryā verse: अथ लुलितप-
तत्रिमालं रुग्नासनवाणकेशरतमालम् &c. where त्रिमालं counts
for ˘¯˘ |. (‘यद्यपि छन्दःशास्त्रे सानुस्वारस्य गुरुत्वमनुशिष्टं
तथापि तथा पादान्तगोऽपि वेति वचनात्तस्य लघुत्वात्प्रथम-
पादे द्वादश मात्रा भवन्ति’.) E. स्वृ with अनु, kṛt aff. घञ्.
Apte Hindi
Hindi
अनुस्वारः
पुं*
 - अनु+स्वृ+घञ्
नासिक्य ध्वनि जो पंक्ति के ऊपर एक बिंदु लगा कर प्रकट की जाती है और जो सदैव पूर्ववर्ती स्वर से संबद्ध होती है
Shabdartha Kaustubha
Kannada
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L R Vaidya
English
anusvAra {% m. %} The nasal sound which is marked by a dot above the line and which always belongs to a preceding vowel.
Abhyankara Grammar
English
अनुस्वार see above under अं
वाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskrit
अनुस्वार
पु०
 स्वृ--अप् उदात्तादिस्वरवत्त्वात् स्वराः स्वरवर्णा-एव स्वाराः अनुगतः स्वारान् अत्या० स० । स्वराश्रयेणउच्चार्य्यमाणे विन्दरेखया व्यज्यमानेऽनुनासिके वर्णभेदे ।“अनुस्वारो विसर्गश्चेंत्युपक्रस्य “आश्रयस्थानभागिन”इत्युक्तेस्तस्य तयात्वम् । सानुस्वारो विसर्गी च दीर्घश्चैवगुरुर्भवेत् छन्दोम० । “अनुस्वारो विसर्गश्च + कँपौचापि पराश्रितौ । अयोगवाहा विज्ञेया आश्रय थान-मागिन” इति शिक्षा ।
Capeller
German
अनुस्वार
m.
 Nasalklang eines Vocals (g).
Stchoupak
French
अनु-स्वार-
m.
n.
 d'un phonème nasal accessoire, noté par ं।