anusvāraḥ [svṛ-ap svarāḥ; svaravarṇāeva svārāḥ, anugataḥ svārān Tv.] The nasal sound which is marked by a dot above the line (ṃ) and which always belongs to a preceding vowel; anunāsikātparo'nusvāraḥ P. VIII. 3. 4.
anusvāraḥ [svṛ-ap svarāḥ; svaravarṇā eva svārāḥ, anugataḥ svārān Tv.] The nasal sound which is marked by a dot above the line ( ं) and which always belongs to a preceding vowel; anunāsikātparo'nusvāraḥ P.VIII.3.4. -vyavāyaḥ Separation between two sounds caused by an anusvāra.