Swar: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Swar means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Swar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Svara.
Languages of India and abroad
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySwar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a vowel; sound, voice; tone; gamut; note; -[kampha] tremolo; trembling of the voice; -, [gadagad] emotion-charged voice; -[guna] vowel-quality; quality of the voice; ~[grama] musical scale; ~[darshi] tonoscope; -[peshi] vocalis; ~[pradhana] a [raga] in which the [svara] dominates and not the [tala; ~baddha] rhythmic, moulded in a rhythm; -[bhamga] soreness/hoarseness (of throat); loss of voice; -[madhurya] melody; ~[mana] pitch; -[mela] unison; -, [mula] pure vowel; -[yamtra] larynx; -[lahari] melody; -[lipi] musical notation; -[lopa] loss/elision of a vowel; -[vikara] vocal disorder; -[virodha] cacophony; -, [vivrita] open vowel, -[vyavastha] vowel system; tonal set-up; -[samgati] harmoney of musical notes; vowelharmony; —, [samvrita] close vowel; -[samdhi] (in Grammar) fusion of adjacent vowels into one; —[sampanna] having a sweet/melodious voice; -[saptaka] the gamut, seven notes of music; —[umca hona] to speak in a high pitch; —[cadhana] to raise the voice or the musical note; —[bharana] to elongate the same note; —[bhigana] one’s voice to be charged with emotion; —[milana/-mem svara milana] to chime in; —[sadhana] to practise mastery over musical notes..—swar (स्वर) is alternatively transliterated as Svara.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySwar is another spelling for स्वर [svara].—n. voice; sound; tune; tone; vowel;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+50): Svarga, Swaarthik, Swaarthta, Swar-paat, Swar-ucch, Swarabha, Swaraghat, Swarajy, Swarajya, Swarant, Swaranupras, Swarasandhan, Swarasptak, Swarati, Swaravikaar, Swarg, Swargadoot, Swargaloka, Swargapati, Swargavaasi.
Ends with: Anaswar, Anuswaar, Ardhnariswar, Arunacaleshvar, Bhoswar, Bhubaneswar, Eswar, Muswaswar, Nageswar, Parmeswar, Pasch-swar, Rajeswar, Siddheswar, Thaneswar, Vinswar.
Full-text: Ati-tivra-svara, Svaralipi, Shrutiyukta-svara, Svaragrama, Swar-ucch, Mahavyahriti, Swar-paat, Pasch-swar, Saiddhantika-svara, Vyahriti, Svri, Svara, Loka, Abhisheka.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Swar; (plurals include: Swars). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter III - Division of the Veda into four portion, by the Vyasa, in every Dwapara age < [Book III]
Chapter VII - Extent and situation of the seven spheres < [Book II]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XXXVII - Description of the glories of Gayatri < [Agastya Samhita]
Kena upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Mantra 4.9 < [Book 4 - Caturtha-Khaṇḍa]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter CI - Story of the boy and three princes < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
The Garuda Purana (abridged) (by Ernest Wood)