रुद्र वीणा

Hindi

Alternative Forms

रुद्रवीणा (rudravīṇā)

Etymology

From Sanskrit रुद्र (rudra, roarer), an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, who, according to legend, invented the instrument + Sanskrit वीणा (vīṇā, lute)

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾʊd̪.ɾə ʋiː.ɳɑː/, [ɾʊd̪.ɾɐ‿ʋiː.ɳäː]

Noun

रुद्र वीणा • (rudra vīṇāf

  1. (Hindustani classical music) The rudra veena, a kind of plucked string instrument used especially in dhrupad.

Declension

Declension of रुद्र वीणा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct रुद्र वीणा
rudra vīṇā
रुद्र वीणाएँ
rudra vīṇāẽ
oblique रुद्र वीणा
rudra vīṇā
रुद्र वीणाओं
rudra vīṇāõ
vocative रुद्र वीणा
rudra vīṇā
रुद्र वीणाओ
rudra vīṇāo

See also