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    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 1, col. 2.
    aṃśasvara Karmadh. m. (-raḥ) (In music.) The tonic or modal

    note. It is defined as ‘the note which displays the pecu-

    liar melody and to which all the others are subordinate’.

    Also written aṃsasvara. E. aṃśa and svara.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 1, col. 1.
    aṃśa—svara m. key-note or chief note in music.

    Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

    p. 1, col. 1.
    aṃśasvara m. Haupt- oder Leitton in einem Musikstücke, S. S. S. 34.