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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

मौनmauna[mauná] n. condition of a Muni or as cetic; silence (-m vi-dhâ or sam-â-kar, ob serve silence, hold one's…
[mauná] neuter condition of a Muni or as cetic; silence (-m vi-dhâ or sam-â-kar, ob serve silence, hold one's tongue): -dhârin, adjective observing silence; -vritti, adjective observing the vow of silence; -vrata, neuter vow of silence; adjective observing the vow of silence; -vratin, adjective the same
In the Gita10·38 17·16

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम् ॥

maunaṁ caivāsmi guhyānāṁ jñānaṁ jñānavatāmaham. — I am the mastery and power of all who rule and tame and vanquish and the policy of all who succeed and conquer; I am the silence of things secret and… 10·38
- मौनम्maunamnominative singular of the neuter noun mauna (silence).
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

मौनmaunam. (fr. मुनि) a patr. A1s3vS3r.
1. masculine gender (from मुनि) a patronymic A1s3vS3r.
2. masculine gender plural Name of a dynasty VP.
3. neuter gender the office or position of a Muni मुनि or holy sage S3Br. MBh.
4. neuter gender silence, taciturnity ChUp. Mn. MBh. etc. (मौनं with √कृ, or वि-√धा or सम्-आ-√चर्, to observe silence, hold one's tongue) .
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अमौनamaunan. the state of not being a Muni मुनि or not keeping the vows of a Muni मुनि S3Br. xiv.

neuter gender the state of not being a Muni मुनि or not keeping the vows of a Muni मुनि S3Br. xiv.

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कृष्णमौनिन्kṛṣṇamauninm. "keeping a vow of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण", N. of an author.

masculine gender "keeping a vow of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण", Name of an author.

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गृहीतमौनgṛhītamaunamfn. one who has taken upon himself the vow of silence Katha1s. vii, 1

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who has taken upon himself the vow of silence Katha1s. vii, 1

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गृहीतमौनव्रतgṛhītamaunavratamfn. id. BhP. v, 5, 29

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the same BhP. v, 5, 29

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बद्धमौनbaddhamaunamfn. observing silence, silent R. Hariv.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective observing silence, silent R. Hariv.

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मत्तवाङ्मौनमूलिकाmattavāṅmaunamūlikāf. N. of wk.

feminine Name of work

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मानमौनmānamaunan. silence caused by pride MBh.

neuter gender silence caused by pride MBh.

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अमौनम्amaunam1 Non-silence.
1. 1 Non-silence.
2. Knowledge of the soul.
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