वाण [ vāṇa ] [ vāṇá ]1 m. ( fr. √ [ vaṇ ] ; often written [ bāṇa ] q.v.) sounding , a sound Lit. Kir. xv , 10

an arrow (see [ bāṇa ] , p.727 for comp.) Lit. RV. ix , 50 , 1

music (esp. of flutes , harps ) Lit. RV. i , 85 , 10 Lit. AV. x , 2 , 17 ( here written [ bāṇá ] )

a harp with 100 strings Lit. TS. Lit. Br. Lit. ŚrS.

[ vāṇī ] f. see below

[ vāṇa ] n. the sound of a partic. little hand-drum Lit. L.