As a deity name
Name 41 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
महास्वन · noun · masculine
एक प्रकार का ढोल जिससे बहुत जोरों की आवाज निकलती हो — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
making a loud noise, loud-sounding, crying aloud
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Dictionary citations
mahā—svana m. a loud sound, R.
mahā—svana mf(ā)n. making a loud noise, loud-sounding, crying aloud, MBh.; R.
mahā—svana m. a kind of drum (= malla-tūrya), L.
N. of an Asura, Hariv.
mahāsvana mfn. (-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Loud sounding. m. (-naḥ) 1 An instrument of martial music, a kind of drum or trumpet. 2 A loud sound. E. mahā great, and svana sound or noise.
Alternative readings
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