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vāñchवाञ्छ्(cf. √ van) cl. 1. P. ([Dhātup. vii, 28]) vāñchati (occurring only in forms from the present stem, and in pr. p. Pass. vāñchyamāna [[Kathās.]]; but accord. to Gr. also pf. vavāñcha; aor. avāñchīt; fut. vāñchita, vañchiṣyati &c.), to desire, wish, ask for, strive after, pursue, [RV.] &c. &c.; to state, assert, assume, [VarBṛS.] : Caus. -vāñchayati (see abhi-√ vāñch), [MBh.]
[cf. Germ. wunsc, Wunsch, wünschen; Angl.Sax. wŷscan; Eng. wish.]
vāñchāवाञ्छाf. (ifc. f(A). ) wish, desire, longing for (acc. with prati loc. or gen.; vāñchāṃ-√ kṛ with loc., ‘to desire or long for’), [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; [Rājat.] &c.
statement, assumption, [Sarvad.]
vāñchinवाञ्छिन्mfn. wishing, desirous, lustful, [W.]
vāñchyaवाञ्छ्यmfn. = vāñchitavya, [MW.]
vāñchākaवाञ्छाकm. N. of a poet, [Cat.]
vāñchakaवाञ्छकmfn. wishing, desiring
a wisher &c., [MW.]
vāñchanaवाञ्छनn. the act of desiring or wishing, [W.]
vāñcheśaवाञ्छेशm. N. of a man (the father of Śaṃkarānanda), [Cat.]
vāñchinīवाञ्छिनीf. a libidinous woman, [ib.]
vāñchitaवाञ्छितmfn. wished, desired, beloved, longed for, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
n. wish, desire, [ib.]
m. (in music) a kind of measure.
vāñchānāthaवाञ्छानाथvāñchā—nātha m. N. of two authors, [Cat.]
vāñchanīyaवाञ्छनीयmfn. to be wished for, desirable, [ib.]
vāñchākalpaवाञ्छाकल्पvāñchā—kalpa m. N. of wk.
vāñcheśvaraवाञ्छेश्वरm. (with kavi) N. of a poet (also called Vāñchā-nātha), [ib.]
(with hośa-nikarṇāṭaka) of an author whose date is about 1800 A.D.
vāñchitavyaवाञ्छितव्यmfn. to be wished or desired, desirable, [MW.]
vāñchoddhāraवाञ्छोद्धारm. N. of a Tantric wk.
vāñchākalpalatāवाञ्छाकल्पलताvāñchā—kalpa-latā f. N. of wk.
vāñchānāthīyasūtraवाञ्छानाथीयसूत्रvāñchā—nā°thīya-sūtra n. N. of wk.
vāñcheśvaramāhātmyaवाञ्छेश्वरमाहात्म्यvāñcheśvara—māhātmya n. N. of ch. of the [SkandaP.]