པི་བན་

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པི་བན། (Wyl. pi ban ) Pron.: pi ben

  • Skt. वीणा, vīṇā, Pron.: vina. From 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 [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW