tAnaH [ tan-GaY ] 1 A thread, fibre. 2 (In music) A protracted tone, a key-note; yaTA tAnaM vinA rAgaH Bv. 1. 119 ; tAnapradAyitvamivopagaMtuM Ku. 1. 8. (the number of tānas is said to ( pb ) be 49). 3 A monotonous tone. — naM 1 Expanse, extension. 2 An object of sense. Comp. — karman n. 1 tuning the voice as a preparatory step to singing. 2 running over the notes to catch the key.