विनुद्

{ vinud }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वि-√ नुद्    a P. Ā. -नुदति, °ते, to drive away or asunder, scare away, dispel, remove, [RV.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.];

to strike (cords), play (on a musical instrument), [BhP.] ( v.l. वि-तुद्), Caus. -नोदयति, to drive asunder or away, dispel, [Śiś.]; [Gīt.];

to spend (time), [MBh.];

to divert, amuse, entertain, [Hariv.]; [Kāv.]; [Kathās.];

to amuse one's self with, delight in ( instr.), [Ragh. v, 67.]

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वि √ नुद्

वि-°नुद्  f.  b f. a stroke, thrust, blow, [RV. ii, 13, 3.]

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वि °नुद्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

विनुद् [vinud]   6 [P.]
To strike, pierce; चोदयामास तानश्वान् विनुन्नान् भीष्मसायकैः [Mb.6.16.45.]
To play on a musical instrument (वीणाम्, आतोद्यम् &c.).
To remove, drive away, dispel. -Caus.
To remove, drive away, dispel, cast off; तापं विनोदय दृष्टिभिः [Gīt.1;] [Śi.4.66;] [Ś.3.21;] [Māl.9.41.]
To pass, spend (as time).
To divert, amuse, entertain; क्व नु खल्वात्मानं विनोदयामि [Ś.3;] लतासु दृष्टिं विनोदयामि [Ś.6;] [R.14.77.]
To amuse oneself with; लक्ष्मीर्विनोदयति येन दिगन्तलम्बी सोऽपि त्वदाननरुचिं विजहाति चन्द्रः [R.5.67.]