alāp·nā vt to utter; न जाने वह क्या अलापता रहता है it is not known what he utters; △ अपना राग ~ to have one's own say.

¹ rāg mc melody, a mode in music: बेसुरा ~ a melody out of tune; सुबह का ~ morning melody or mode in music; बेवक़्त का ~ unharmonious tune, (fig.) dis- harmony; ~ अलापना/छेड़ना to set a tune, (fig.) to beat one's own drum, to harp one's own tune.