स्वन् [ svan ] [ svan ]1 Root cl. [1] P. ( Lit. Dhātup. xix , 79) [ svanati ] ( mc. also [ °te ] ; pf. [ sasvāna ] , 3. pl. [ sasvanuḥ ] ( Gr. also [ svenuḥ ] ) Lit. MBh. ; aor. [ asvanīt ] , [ svānīt ] Lit. RV. ( for aor. P. [ sváni ] see [ adhi- ] and [ anu-ṣvan ] ) ; fut. [ svanitā ] , [ svaniṣyati ] Gr. ; inf. [ svanitum ] Lit. ib.) , to sound , make any noise , roar , yell , hum , sing Lit. RV. : Caus. [ svanayati ] (aor. [ asisvanat ] ) , to sound , resound Lit. RV. Lit. BhP. ; to adorn ( in this sense also [ svānayati ] ) Lit. Dhātup. xix , 62 : Desid. [ sisvaniṣati ] Gr.: Intens. [ saṃsvanyate ] , [ saṃsvanti ] (cf. [ pari-ṣvan ] ) Lit. ib. ( cf. Lat. (sonit) , (sonus) , (sonare) ; Angl.Sax. (swin) ; Eng. (swan) ; Germ. (Schwan) . )