"हंस" meaning in Sanskrit

See हंस in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɦɐn.sɐ́/ [Rigveda], /ɦɐ̃.s̪ɐ́/ [Rigveda], /ɦɐ.ɡm̩.sɐ́/ [Yajurveda-chanting], /ɦɐ̃.s̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: haṃsá [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Latin ānser, Latvian zoss, German Gans, Old Irish géiss, Russian гусь (gusʹ), Albanian gatë (“heron”), Old English gōs (whence English goose). Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|inh|iir-pro>*ȷ́ʰansás>goose|id=goose}}, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*ȷ́ʰansás||goose}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás (“goose”), {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*ǵʰh₂éns||goose}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”), {{cog|ae|𐬰𐬁}} Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), {{cog|grc|χήν}} Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), {{cog|la|ānser}} Latin ānser, {{cog|lv|zoss}} Latvian zoss, {{cog|de|Gans}} German Gans, {{cog|sga|géiss}} Old Irish géiss, {{cog|ru|гусь}} Russian гусь (gusʹ), {{cog|sq|gatë||heron}} Albanian gatë (“heron”), {{cog|ang|gōs}} Old English gōs, {{cog|en|goose}} English goose Head templates: {{sa-proper noun|g=m|tr=haṃsá}} हंस • (haṃsá) stem, m
  1. name of a Deva-gandharva
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-name-pvq73fml Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 0 10 0 6 1 2 0 9 3 10 5 10 7 1 6 1 0 4 1 7 0 1
  2. name of a Dānava
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-name-K6aVOWsJ
  3. name of a son of Brahmā
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-name-rRWPkLw3
  4. name of a son of Vasu-deva
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-name-~~B4HE87 Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 0 10 0 6 1 2 0 9 3 10 5 10 7 1 6 1 0 4 1 7 0 1
  5. name of a son of A-riṣṭā
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-name-ES5X5xvB
  6. name of a son of Brahma-datta and general of Jarā-saṃdha
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-name-Qi5VuJg3
  7. name of various authors etc.
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-name-VPwTWgsL
  8. name of one of the Moon's horses
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-name-X44HCkPk
  9. name of a mountain
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-name-HnDbCGWb
  10. name of the Brahmans in Plakṣa-dvīpa
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-name-X8Qwyncc

Noun

IPA: /ɦɐn.sɐ́/ [Rigveda], /ɦɐ̃.s̪ɐ́/ [Rigveda], /ɦɐ.ɡm̩.sɐ́/ [Yajurveda-chanting], /ɦɐ̃.s̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Latin ānser, Latvian zoss, German Gans, Old Irish géiss, Russian гусь (gusʹ), Albanian gatë (“heron”), Old English gōs (whence English goose). Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|inh|iir-pro>*ȷ́ʰansás>goose|id=goose}}, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*ȷ́ʰansás||goose}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás (“goose”), {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*ǵʰh₂éns||goose}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”), {{cog|ae|𐬰𐬁}} Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), {{cog|grc|χήν}} Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), {{cog|la|ānser}} Latin ānser, {{cog|lv|zoss}} Latvian zoss, {{cog|de|Gans}} German Gans, {{cog|sga|géiss}} Old Irish géiss, {{cog|ru|гусь}} Russian гусь (gusʹ), {{cog|sq|gatë||heron}} Albanian gatë (“heron”), {{cog|ang|gōs}} Old English gōs, {{cog|en|goose}} English goose Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=haṃsá}} हंस • (haṃsá) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|haṃsá}} Forms: haṃsá [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], हंसः [nominative, singular], हंसौ [dual, nominative], हंसा1 [dual, nominative], हंसाः [nominative, plural], हंसासः1 [nominative, plural], हंसम् [accusative, singular], हंसौ [accusative, dual], हंसा1 [accusative, dual], हंसान् [accusative, plural], हंसेन [instrumental, singular], हंसाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], हंसैः [instrumental, plural], हंसेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], हंसाय [dative, singular], हंसाभ्याम् [dative, dual], हंसेभ्यः [dative, plural], हंसात् [ablative, singular], हंसाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], हंसेभ्यः [ablative, plural], हंसस्य [genitive, singular], हंसयोः [dual, genitive], हंसानाम् [genitive, plural], हंसे [locative, singular], हंसयोः [dual, locative], हंसेषु [locative, plural], हंस [singular, vocative], हंसौ [dual, vocative], हंसा1 [dual, vocative], हंसाः [plural, vocative], हंसासः1 [plural, vocative]
  1. a goose, gander, swan, flamingo (or other aquatic bird, considered as a bird of passage)
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-rWIQVuZd Categories (other): Birds Disambiguation of Birds: 9 1 1 9 1 5 1 1 1 8 15 11 10 7 5 1 4 1 0 1 1 6 0 1
  2. sometimes a mere poetical or mythical bird, said in Rigveda to be able to separate Soma from water, when these two fluids are mixed, and in later literature, milk from water when these two are mixed
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-nyBxTiJa Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 0 10 0 6 1 2 0 9 3 10 5 10 7 1 6 1 0 4 1 7 0 1 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 8 1 1 7 1 6 2 3 1 5 4 11 4 10 5 1 5 5 0 7 2 8 0 2 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 7 1 1 9 1 7 2 3 1 5 4 14 4 12 4 1 5 4 0 4 2 7 0 3
  3. the soul or spirit (typified by the pure white colour of a goose or swan, and migratory like a goose)
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-dozdWE5A
  4. sometimes "the Universal Soul or Supreme Spirit", identified with Virāj, Nārāyaṇa, Vishnu, Shiva, Kāma, and the Sun
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-nRRkHRLy Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 0 10 0 6 1 2 0 9 3 10 5 10 7 1 6 1 0 4 1 7 0 1 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 8 1 1 7 1 6 2 3 1 5 4 11 4 10 5 1 5 5 0 7 2 8 0 2 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 7 1 1 9 1 7 2 3 1 5 4 14 4 12 4 1 5 4 0 4 2 7 0 3
  5. (in the dual) "the universal and the individual Spirit"
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-K4NUTP2b
  6. a kind of ascetic
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-Ikny1vj4
  7. a man of supernatural qualities born under a particular constellation
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-BXKAWONV
  8. an excellent draught-ox (according to some, a buffalo)
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-T2v1HOC-
  9. a temple of a particular form
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-5nQytX1E
  10. a kind of mantra or mystical text
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-MEr8jC9A
  11. name of two metres
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-V0rttk7F
  12. (music) a kind of measure
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-QgZQI67E Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  13. a mystical name of the letter 'h'
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-b4hziTWx
  14. a spiritual preceptor
    Sense id: en-हंस-sa-noun-xtmwWX-z
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dardic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ks",
            "2": "أنٛز"
          },
          "expansion": "Kashmiri: أنٛز (ạnz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kashmiri: أنٛز (ạnz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra",
            "2": "𑀳𑀁𑀲<alt:हंस>"
          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit: हंस (haṃsa)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: हंस (haṃsa) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "haṃsa<alt:हंस>"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: हंस (haṃsa)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: हंस (haṃsa) (see there for further descendants)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inh",
        "3": "iir-pro>*ȷ́ʰansás>goose",
        "id": "goose"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*ȷ́ʰansás",
        "4": "",
        "5": "goose"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás (“goose”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵʰh₂éns",
        "4": "",
        "5": "goose"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬰𐬁"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "χήν"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ānser"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ānser",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "zoss"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian zoss",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Gans"
      },
      "expansion": "German Gans",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "géiss"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish géiss",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "гусь"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian гусь (gusʹ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "gatë",
        "3": "",
        "4": "heron"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian gatë (“heron”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gōs"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English gōs",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "goose"
      },
      "expansion": "English goose",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Latin ānser, Latvian zoss, German Gans, Old Irish géiss, Russian гусь (gusʹ), Albanian gatë (“heron”), Old English gōs (whence English goose).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "haṃsá",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसः",
      "roman": "haṃsáḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसौ",
      "roman": "haṃsaú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसा1",
      "roman": "haṃsā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाः",
      "roman": "haṃsā́ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसासः1",
      "roman": "haṃsā́saḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसम्",
      "roman": "haṃsám",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसौ",
      "roman": "haṃsaú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसा1",
      "roman": "haṃsā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसान्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसेन",
      "roman": "haṃséna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसैः",
      "roman": "haṃsaíḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसेभिः1",
      "roman": "haṃsébhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाय",
      "roman": "haṃsā́ya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसेभ्यः",
      "roman": "haṃsébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसात्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́t",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसेभ्यः",
      "roman": "haṃsébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसस्य",
      "roman": "haṃsásya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसयोः",
      "roman": "haṃsáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसानाम्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसे",
      "roman": "haṃsé",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसयोः",
      "roman": "haṃsáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसेषु",
      "roman": "haṃséṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंस",
      "roman": "háṃsa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसौ",
      "roman": "háṃsau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसा1",
      "roman": "háṃsā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाः",
      "roman": "háṃsāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसासः1",
      "roman": "háṃsāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "haṃsá"
      },
      "expansion": "हंस • (haṃsá) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haṃsá"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 1 1 9 1 5 1 1 1 8 15 11 10 7 5 1 4 1 0 1 1 6 0 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "sa:Birds",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Like wild geese, fly here to the soma-pressings.",
          "ref": "c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.78.1",
          "roman": "haṃsāviva patatamā sutām̐ upa.",
          "text": "हंसाव्इव पततमा सुताँ उप ॥"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a goose, gander, swan, flamingo (or other aquatic bird, considered as a bird of passage)"
      ],
      "id": "en-हंस-sa-noun-rWIQVuZd",
      "links": [
        [
          "goose",
          "goose"
        ],
        [
          "gander",
          "gander"
        ],
        [
          "swan",
          "swan"
        ],
        [
          "flamingo",
          "flamingo"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 0 0 10 0 6 1 2 0 9 3 10 5 10 7 1 6 1 0 4 1 7 0 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 1 1 7 1 6 2 3 1 5 4 11 4 10 5 1 5 5 0 7 2 8 0 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 1 1 9 1 7 2 3 1 5 4 14 4 12 4 1 5 4 0 4 2 7 0 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes a mere poetical or mythical bird, said in Rigveda to be able to separate Soma from water, when these two fluids are mixed, and in later literature, milk from water when these two are mixed"
      ],
      "id": "en-हंस-sa-noun-nyBxTiJa",
      "links": [
        [
          "poetical",
          "poetical"
        ],
        [
          "mythical",
          "mythical"
        ],
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ],
        [
          "Rigveda",
          "Rigveda"
        ],
        [
          "Soma",
          "Soma"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "the soul or spirit (typified by the pure white colour of a goose or swan, and migratory like a goose)"
      ],
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        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "12 0 0 10 0 6 1 2 0 9 3 10 5 10 7 1 6 1 0 4 1 7 0 1",
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          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 1 1 7 1 6 2 3 1 5 4 11 4 10 5 1 5 5 0 7 2 8 0 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 1 1 9 1 7 2 3 1 5 4 14 4 12 4 1 5 4 0 4 2 7 0 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "sometimes \"the Universal Soul or Supreme Spirit\", identified with Virāj, Nārāyaṇa, Vishnu, Shiva, Kāma, and the Sun"
      ],
      "id": "en-हंस-sa-noun-nRRkHRLy",
      "links": [
        [
          "Virāj",
          "Virāj"
        ],
        [
          "Nārāyaṇa",
          "Nārāyaṇa"
        ],
        [
          "Vishnu",
          "Vishnu"
        ],
        [
          "Shiva",
          "Shiva"
        ],
        [
          "Kāma",
          "Kāma"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "\"the universal and the individual Spirit\""
      ],
      "id": "en-हंस-sa-noun-K4NUTP2b",
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        [
          "dual",
          "dual"
        ]
      ],
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        "(in the dual) \"the universal and the individual Spirit\""
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the dual"
      ],
      "topics": []
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of ascetic"
      ],
      "id": "en-हंस-sa-noun-Ikny1vj4",
      "links": [
        [
          "ascetic",
          "ascetic"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a man of supernatural qualities born under a particular constellation"
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      "id": "en-हंस-sa-noun-BXKAWONV",
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        [
          "man",
          "man"
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          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-हंस-sa-noun-T2v1HOC-",
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        [
          "draught",
          "draught"
        ],
        [
          "ox",
          "ox"
        ],
        [
          "buffalo",
          "buffalo"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a temple of a particular form"
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      "id": "en-हंस-sa-noun-5nQytX1E",
      "links": [
        [
          "temple",
          "temple"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      "id": "en-हंस-sa-noun-MEr8jC9A",
      "links": [
        [
          "mantra",
          "mantra"
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    },
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      "glosses": [
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        {
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          "source": "w"
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      ],
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        "a kind of measure"
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        [
          "music",
          "music"
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      ],
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        "(music) a kind of measure"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a mystical name of the letter 'h'"
      ],
      "id": "en-हंस-sa-noun-b4hziTWx"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a spiritual preceptor"
      ],
      "id": "en-हंस-sa-noun-xtmwWX-z",
      "links": [
        [
          "preceptor",
          "preceptor"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɐn.sɐ́/",
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        "Rigveda"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɐ̃.s̪ɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Rigveda"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɐ.ɡm̩.sɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Yajurveda-chanting"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɦɐ̃.s̪ɐ/",
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        "Classical-Sanskrit"
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    }
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}

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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ānser"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ānser",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "zoss"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian zoss",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Gans"
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      "expansion": "German Gans",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
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      "expansion": "Old Irish géiss",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Russian гусь (gusʹ)",
      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "goose"
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        [
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      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "12 0 0 10 0 6 1 2 0 9 3 10 5 10 7 1 6 1 0 4 1 7 0 1",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        [
          "Vasu-deva",
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    },
    {
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        [
          "A-riṣṭā",
          "A-riṣṭā"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a son of Brahma-datta and general of Jarā-saṃdha"
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      "id": "en-हंस-sa-name-Qi5VuJg3",
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        [
          "Brahma-datta",
          "Brahma-datta"
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        [
          "Jarā-saṃdha",
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of various authors etc."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of one of the Moon's horses"
      ],
      "id": "en-हंस-sa-name-X44HCkPk"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a mountain"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of the Brahmans in Plakṣa-dvīpa"
      ],
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        [
          "Plakṣa-dvīpa",
          "Plakṣa-dvīpa"
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        "Rigveda"
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      "ipa": "/ɦɐ̃.s̪ɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Rigveda"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɐ.ɡm̩.sɐ́/",
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}
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    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
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    "Sanskrit proper nouns",
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    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "args": {
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        {
          "args": {},
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      "args": {
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        "2": "𐬰𐬁"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "χήν"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ānser"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ānser",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "zoss"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian zoss",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Gans"
      },
      "expansion": "German Gans",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "géiss"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish géiss",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "гусь"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian гусь (gusʹ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gatë",
        "3": "",
        "4": "heron"
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      "expansion": "Albanian gatë (“heron”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gōs"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English gōs",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "goose"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "romanization"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "हंसः",
      "roman": "haṃsáḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसौ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "हंसा1",
      "roman": "haṃsā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाः",
      "roman": "haṃsā́ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसासः1",
      "roman": "haṃsā́saḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसम्",
      "roman": "haṃsám",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसौ",
      "roman": "haṃsaú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसा1",
      "roman": "haṃsā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसान्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसेन",
      "roman": "haṃséna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसैः",
      "roman": "haṃsaíḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसेभिः1",
      "roman": "haṃsébhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाय",
      "roman": "haṃsā́ya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसेभ्यः",
      "roman": "haṃsébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसात्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́t",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसेभ्यः",
      "roman": "haṃsébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसस्य",
      "roman": "haṃsásya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसयोः",
      "roman": "haṃsáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसानाम्",
      "roman": "haṃsā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसे",
      "roman": "haṃsé",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसयोः",
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      "tags": [
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        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसेषु",
      "roman": "haṃséṣu",
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      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंस",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "हंसौ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसा1",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "हंसाः",
      "roman": "háṃsāḥ",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "हंसासः1",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "english": "Like wild geese, fly here to the soma-pressings.",
          "ref": "c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.78.1",
          "roman": "haṃsāviva patatamā sutām̐ upa.",
          "text": "हंसाव्इव पततमा सुताँ उप ॥"
        }
      ],
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        "a goose, gander, swan, flamingo (or other aquatic bird, considered as a bird of passage)"
      ],
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          "goose",
          "goose"
        ],
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          "gander",
          "gander"
        ],
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          "swan",
          "swan"
        ],
        [
          "flamingo",
          "flamingo"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes a mere poetical or mythical bird, said in Rigveda to be able to separate Soma from water, when these two fluids are mixed, and in later literature, milk from water when these two are mixed"
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          "Soma",
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        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "the soul or spirit (typified by the pure white colour of a goose or swan, and migratory like a goose)"
      ],
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        [
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          "soul"
        ],
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          "spirit",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes \"the Universal Soul or Supreme Spirit\", identified with Virāj, Nārāyaṇa, Vishnu, Shiva, Kāma, and the Sun"
      ],
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        [
          "Virāj",
          "Virāj"
        ],
        [
          "Nārāyaṇa",
          "Nārāyaṇa"
        ],
        [
          "Vishnu",
          "Vishnu"
        ],
        [
          "Shiva",
          "Shiva"
        ],
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          "Kāma",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "\"the universal and the individual Spirit\""
      ],
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        [
          "dual",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(in the dual) \"the universal and the individual Spirit\""
      ],
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        "in the dual"
      ],
      "topics": []
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of ascetic"
      ],
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        [
          "ascetic",
          "ascetic"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a man of supernatural qualities born under a particular constellation"
      ],
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        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an excellent draught-ox (according to some, a buffalo)"
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          "draught"
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          "ox",
          "ox"
        ],
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          "buffalo",
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        ]
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "a temple of a particular form"
      ],
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        [
          "temple",
          "temple"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of mantra or mystical text"
      ],
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        [
          "mantra",
          "mantra"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of two metres"
      ]
    },
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        "sa:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of measure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ]
      ],
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        "(music) a kind of measure"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a mystical name of the letter 'h'"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a spiritual preceptor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "preceptor",
          "preceptor"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɐn.sɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Rigveda"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɐ̃.s̪ɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Rigveda"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɐ.ɡm̩.sɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Yajurveda-chanting"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ɦɐ̃.s̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "हंस"
}

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    },
    {
      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a Deva-gandharva"
      ],
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        [
          "Deva-gandharva",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a Dānava"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Dānava",
          "Dānava"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a son of Brahmā"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Brahmā",
          "Brahmā"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a son of Vasu-deva"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Vasu-deva",
          "Vasu-deva"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a son of A-riṣṭā"
      ],
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        [
          "A-riṣṭā",
          "A-riṣṭā"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a son of Brahma-datta and general of Jarā-saṃdha"
      ],
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        [
          "Brahma-datta",
          "Brahma-datta"
        ],
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          "Jarā-saṃdha"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of various authors etc."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of one of the Moon's horses"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a mountain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of the Brahmans in Plakṣa-dvīpa"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Plakṣa-dvīpa",
          "Plakṣa-dvīpa"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɐn.sɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Rigveda"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɐ̃.s̪ɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Rigveda"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɐ.ɡm̩.sɐ́/",
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        "Yajurveda-chanting"
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      "ipa": "/ɦɐ̃.s̪ɐ/",
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  "word": "हंस"
}

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