Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
[guṇ bhāve yuc svārthe ka] 1 Study, repeated reading, repetition; viśeṣaviduṣaḥ śāstra yattavodagrāhyate puraḥ. he- tuḥ paricayasthairye vakturguṇanikaiva sā.. Śi. 2. 75 (āmreḍitaṃ Malli.).
2 Dancing, the science or profession of dancing.
3 The prologue or introduction to a drama.
4 A garland, necklace; daridrāṇāṃ ciṃtāmaṇiguṇanikā A. L. 3.
5 Determining the value of the various readings of a manuscript.
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