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Word (IAST)Word (Devanagari)Overview
vācāवाचाf. speech, a word, [Pañcat.]; [KātyŚr.], Sch. &c.
the goddess of speech, [Uṇ. ii, 57], Sch.
a holy word, sacred text, [MW.]
an oath, [ib.]
w.r. for vacā, [MBh. xiii, 6149.]
instr. of vāc, in comp.
vācālaवाचालmf(A)n. talkative, chattering (said also of birds), [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]
boasting, [VarBṛ.], Sch.; [Rājat.]
full of noise and bustle, (ifc.) filled with the song or noise of [R.]; [Vās.] &c.
vācāṭaवाचाटmf(A)n. talkative (said also of birds), [Kāv.]; [Kathās.] &c.
boastful, grandiloquent (-tā f.), [Bālar.]; [Prasannar.]
(ifc.) filled with the song of, resounding with, [Vās.]
vācālanāवाचालनाf. the act of making talkative, [Kād.]
vācālatāवाचालताvācāla—tā, f. ([Kāv.]; [Bhpr.]) or vācāla—tva, n. ([Viddh.]) talkativeness, loquacity.
vācālayaवाचालयNom. P. °yati, to make talkative, cause to speak, [Bālar.]; [Kād.]; [Kathās.]; to make full of noise, [Kād.]; [Rājat.]
vācāṭatāवाचाटताvācāṭa—tā f.
vācāyanaवाचायनm. N. of an author, [HYog.]
vācālatvaवाचालत्वvācāla—tā, f. ([Kāv.]; [Bhpr.]) or vācāla—tva, n. ([Viddh.]) talkativeness, loquacity.
vācāstenaवाचास्तेनvācā́—stena (vācā́-), mfn. (prob.) one who makes mischief by his words, [RV. x, 87, 15.]
vācāvṛddhaवाचावृद्धvācā—vṛtta or vācā—vṛddha, m. pl. N. of a class of gods in the 14th Manv-antara, [VP.]
vācāvṛttaवाचावृत्तvācā—vṛtta or vācā—vṛddha, m. pl. N. of a class of gods in the 14th Manv-antara, [VP.]
vācākarmanवाचाकर्मन्vācā—karman n. an act performed only by the voice, [ĀpŚr.], Sch.
vācāsahāyaवाचासहायvācā—sahāya m. a conversable or sociable companion, [R.]
vācākarmīṇaवाचाकर्मीणvācā—karmīṇa mfn. performed only by the voice, [ib.]
vācārambhaṇaवाचारम्भणvācā°rambhaṇa (vācār°), n. (said to be) = vāg-ālambana, [ChUp.]; [Vedāntas.]
N. of wk.
vācāviruddhaवाचाविरुद्धvācā—viruddha mfn. unsuitable to words, not describable with words
vācā—viruddha m. pl. a partic. class of divine beings, [MBh.]