Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 The(Indian) lute; mū- kībhūtāyāṃ vīṇāyāṃ K.; Me. 86.
2 Lightning. Comp. āsyaḥ an epithet of Nārada. daṃḍaḥ the neck of a lute; Bv. 1. 80. vādaḥ, -vāda- kaḥ a lutanist.
vīṇā
Dictionary meanings for vīṇā from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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vīṇā
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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. (of doubtful derivation) the Vi1n2a1 vīṇā or Indian lute (an instrument of the guitar kind, supposed to have been invented by Na1rada nārada q.v., usually having seven wires or strings raised upon nineteen frets or supports fixed on a long rounded board,... f. (in astrol.) a partic. configuration of the stars (when all planets are situated in 7 houses) VarBr2S. 1005,1 203485 f. lightning L. 1005,1 203486 f. N. of...