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{{Dictkey|པི་བན།}} ([[Wyl.]] ''pi ban '') {{Color|#808080|''Pron.:'' pi ben}}
* ''Skt.'' वीणा, vīṇā, {{Color|#006060|''Pron.:'' vina}}. From {{Color|#006060|''Sanskrit:''}} an instrument of the guitar kind, supposed to have been invented by Nārada | usually having seven wires or strings raised upon nineteen frets or supports fixed on a long rounded board, towards the ends of which are two large gourds | its compass is said to be two octaves, but it has many varieties according to the number of strings | lightning | N. of a Yoginī | of a river {{Context|[[:Category:Mahavyutpatti|Mahavyutpatti]]}} {{Context|[[:Category:Sanskrit|Sanskrit]]}} {{Dictref|[[MVP]]}} {{Dictref|[[MW]]}}
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