(p. 1044) haṃsa the drake; the gander, the swan; a greedless ascetic. ̃গমনা ̃গামিনী a. fem. walking (gracefully or with a slight waddle) like a duck. ̃ডিম্ব n. a duck's egg; (facet.) a cipher, a zero, a mere nothing. ̃ধ্বনি1, ̃নাদ n. cackling. ̃ধ্বনি2 n. an Indian musical mode. ̃বাহন, ̃রথ n. one who rides a duck; Brahma (ব্রহ্ম). n. fem. ̃বাহনা, ̃বাহিনী a female riding a duck; Goddess Saraswati (সরস্বতী). ̃শাবক n. a duckling. হংসারূঢ় a. seated on a goose or swan. হংসী n. fem. the duck; the goose. 5)