AKyAnaM 1 Speaking, declaration, making known, relation, communication; itTaMBUtAKyAne P. I. 4. 90 ; rAmasaMdeSa° Rām. 2 Allusion to some old tale; AKyAnaM pUrvavfttoktiH S. D. ; ( e. g. deSaH so'yamarAtiSoRitajalEryasminhradAH pUritAH Ve. 3. 31 ). 3 A tale, story; especially, a legendary story, legend; apsarAH purUravasaM cakama ityAKyAnavidaAcakzate Māl. 2 ; Ms. 3. 232. 4 A legendary work such as the Mahābhārata. 5 A reply; praSnAKyAnayoH P. VIII. 2. 105 , III. 3. 110. 6 A differentiating property ( BedakaDarma ). 7 A canto of an epic poem.