vāk वाक् in comp. for vāc. vāka वाक See bāka and p. 936, col. 2. vāká mfn. sounding, speaking (ifc.; cf. cakra-v°, cīrī-v°) vāká m. ([RV.] &c.) or f(A/). ([VS.]; [MaitrS.]) a text, recitation or formula (in certain ceremonies), rite vāká m. pl. chattering, murmuring, humming, [AV.] vāká n. N. of various Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.] vāku वाकु See kṛka-vā́ku and ni-vāku. vākpā वाक्पा vāk—pā́ mfn. protecting speech, [TS.]; [AitBr.] vākya वाक्य &c. See p. 936, col. 2. n. (ifc. f(A). ) speech, saying, assertion, statement, command, words (mama vākyāt, in my words, in my name), [MBh.] &c. &c. a declaration (in law), legal evidence, [Mn.] an express declaration or statement (opp. to liṅga, ‘a hint’ or indication), [Sarvad.] betrothment, [Nār.] a sentence, period, [RāmatUp.]; [Pāṇ.], Vārtt. &c. a mode of expression, [Cat.] a periphrastic mode of expression, [Pāṇ.], Sch.; [Siddh.] a rule, precept, aphorism, [MW.] a disputation, [MBh.] (in logic) an argument, syllogism or member of a syllogism the singing of birds, [Hariv.] (in astron.) the solar process in computations, [MW.] vākcit वाक्चित् vāk—cít mfn. arranged in layers with certain formularies of speech, [ŚBr.] vākinī वाकिनी f. N. of a Tantra deity, [Cat.] (cf. ḍākinī, rākiṇī, lākinī). vākina वाकिन m. N. of a man, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 158] vākini वाकिनि vākinakāyani or , m. patr. fr. vākina, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 158.] vākucī वाकुची f. Vernonia Anthelmintica, [L.] vākula वाकुल See bākula. vākchala वाक्छल vāk—chala n. the mere semblance of a voice, [Kād.] (sg. or pl.) untruthful talk, [Hariv.] (v.l.), [Kathās.] prevarication or perversion of the words of an opponent in disputation, [Nyāyas.] vākkīra वाक्कीर vāk—kīra m. ‘parrot or repeater of what has been said’ i.e. ‘always officious or obliging (?)’, a wife's brother, [L.] vākkūṭa वाक्कूट vāk—kūṭa m. N. of a poet, [Sadukt.] vākkelī वाक्केली vāk—keli or vāk—ke°lī, f. a word-jesting, witty conversation, [Daśar.]; [Sāh.]; [Pratāp.] vākkeli वाक्केलि vāk—keli or vāk—ke°lī, f. a word-jesting, witty conversation, [Daśar.]; [Sāh.]; [Pratāp.] vākkoka वाक्कोक vāk—koka m. N. of a poet, [Sadukt.] vākpūta वाक्पूत vā́k—pūta (vā́k-), mfn. purified by speech, [MaitrS.] vākpatha वाक्पथ vāk—patha mfn. suitable or seasonable for discourse, [W.] vāk—patha m. an opportunity or moment fit for speech, [MBh.] the compass or range of speech (vāk-patha-pāram avāpita, passed beyond the range of speech indescribable; atīta-v° id.), [Śiś.]; [Naiṣ.] vākpati वाक्पति vāk—páti m. a lord of speech, [VS.]; [Kāṭh.] &c. N. of Bṛhas-pati or the planet Jupiter, [R.]; [Var.] &c.; a master of speech eloquent man, [L.] a Śaiva saint of a partic. degree of perfection, [Bādar., Sch.] N. of a poet, [Sadukt.] vāk—páti mf(i or tnI)n. eloquent, [L.] vākpaṭu वाक्पटु vāk—paṭu mfn. skilled in speech, eloquent, [Hit.]; [ŚārṅgP.]; [Cāṇ.] vāksāra वाक्सार vāk—sāra m. vigour of speech, eloquence, [VarBṛS.] vākyatā वाक्यता vākya—tā f. in gadgada-v°, a stammering utterance, [Suśr.] vākāṭaka वाकाटक m. pl. N. of a family of princes, [Inscr.] vākchalya वाक्छल्य vāk—chalya n. = -śalya, q.v., [Hariv.] vākśalya वाक्शल्य vāk—śalya n. ‘speech-dart’, injurious speech, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Kathās.] (cf. -chalya). vākśasta वाक्शस्त vāk—śasta mfn. = -praśasta above, [Yājñ.] vākkṣata वाक्क्षत vāk—kṣata n. injurious speech, [MBh.]; [Pañcat.] vākpatya वाक्पत्य vāk—patī́ya ([TBr.]) or vāk—patya ([Kāṭh.]), n. mastery of speech. vākpradā वाक्प्रदा vāk—pradā f. N. of the river Sarasvatī, [L.] vākpuṣpa वाक्पुष्प vāk—puṣpa n. pl. ‘speech-flowers’, high-soaring words, [Hariv.]; [Kathās.] vākpuṣṭā वाक्पुष्टा vāk—puṣṭā f. N. of a princess, [Rājat.] vāksaṅga वाक्सङ्ग vāk—saṅga m. sticking fast or impediment in speech, impeded or slow speech (of aged persons), [MBh.] paralysis of speech, [Suśr.] vāksiddha वाक्सिद्ध vāk—siddha n. supernatural perfection in speech, [Pañcar.] vāktvaca वाक्त्वच vāk—tvaca n. sg. (said to be a Dvandva comp.), [Pāṇ. v, 4, 106], Sch. vāktviṣa वाक्त्विष vāk—tviṣa n. sg. (said to be a Dvandva comp.), [ib.] vākyārtha वाक्यार्थ m. the meaning or contents of a sentence, [VS.]; [Prāt.], Sch.; [Tarkas.]; [Kāvyād.] vākyadhṛk वाक्यधृक् vākya—dhṛk mfn. having a commission from any one (gen.), [R.] vākyastha वाक्यस्थ vākya—stha mfn. (ifc.) attentive to words, obsequious, [Suśr.] = next, [W.] vākyatas वाक्यतस् vākya—tas ind. conformably to the saying, [MW.] vākyatva वाक्यत्व vākya—tva n. the being a word or speech, [Sāy.] the consisting of words, [Sarvad.] the being a sentence or period, [Sāh.] (ifc.) pronunciation, [Suśr.] vākṣasad वाक्षसद् vākṣa-sád mfn. (in a formula; accord. to Sch. vākṣa = vāc), [TS.] vākārakṛt वाकारकृत् vākāra-kṛt m. N. of a man, [Saṃskārak.] vākśalākā वाक्शलाका vāk—śalākā f. ‘pointed speech’, injurious speech, [MBh.] vākśavahū वाक्शवहू vāk—śava-hū mfn. (said of a Saṃhitā), [SaṃhUp.] vākcakṣus वाक्चक्षुस् vāk—cakṣus n. sg. speech and sight, [Yājñ.] vākcapala वाक्चपल vāk—capala mfn. talking flippantly or idly, a careless talker, [Mn.]; [MBh.] vākkalaha वाक्कलह vāk-kalaha &c. See p. 936, col. 1. vāk—kalaha m. ‘speech-strife’, quarrel, dispute, [Prab.] vākovākya वाकोवाक्य vākovākyà n. id. (also N. of partic. Vedic texts), [ŚBr.]; [ChUp.] &c. (cf. [IW. 295 n. 1]) vākpāṭava वाक्पाटव vāk—pāṭava n. skilfulness in speech, eloquence, [Cat.] vākpatīya वाक्पतीय vāk—patī́ya ([TBr.]) or vāk—patya ([Kāṭh.]), n. mastery of speech. vākpaṭutā वाक्पटुता vāk—paṭu—tā f. skill in speech, eloquence, [Kāv.]; [Hit.] &c. vāksāyaka वाक्सायक vāk—sāyaka m. an arrow-like word, [MBh.]; [Śiś.] vākstambha वाक्स्तम्भ vāk—stambha m. paralysis of speech, [Vāgbh.] vākyālāpa वाक्यालाप m. talking together, conversation, [MW.] vākyāmṛta वाक्यामृत n. N. of various works. vākyabheda वाक्यभेद vākya—bheda m. difference of assertion, [Jaim.] division of a sentence (vākya-bhedād a-nighātaḥ, because there is a division of the sentence there is no grave [but an acute] accent), [Ml.] pl. contradictory statements, [Mudr.] vākyaśeṣa वाक्यशेष vākya—śeṣa m. ‘speech-remainder (in an ellipsis)’, the part of a sentence which is wanting and has to be supplied, the words needed to complete an elliptical sentence (also -tva n.), [Jaim.]; [ĀpŚr.], Sch.; [Vikr.] vākyakāra वाक्यकार vākya—kāra m. the author of (a Vedānta wk. called) Vākya, [Sarvad.] vākyakara वाक्यकर vākya—kara mfn. (ifc.) executing the words or commands (of another), [R.] vākyamālā वाक्यमाला vākya—mālā f. connection or sequence of several sentences, [Kāvyād.] N. of a Comm. vākyapadī वाक्यपदी vākya—padī f. N. of wk. vākyapada वाक्यपद vākya—pada n. a word in a sentence, [MW.] vākyasāra वाक्यसार vākya—sāra m. n. N. of wk. vākyasudhā वाक्यसुधा vākya—sudhā f. N. of wk. vākyavāda वाक्यवाद vākya—vāda m. N. of sev. works. vākyavara वाक्यवर vākya—vara w.r. for vāk-saṃvara, q.v., [Lalit.] vākalarāśi वाकलराशि vākala-rāśi m. N. of a Śaiva ascetic, [Inscr.] vākcāpalya वाक्चापल्य vāk—cāpalya n. flippancy of speech, idle talk, [Yājñ.] vākopavāka वाकोपवाक &c. See p. 936, col. 2. n. speech and reply, dialogue, [Sāh.] vākpāruṣya वाक्पारुष्य vāk—pāruṣya n. harshness of speech, [ŚārṅgP.] abusive words, insulting or scurrilous language, [Mn.]; [Pañcat.] vākpavitra वाक्पवित्र vā́k—pavitra (vā́k-) mfn. having speech as a means of purifying, [TS.] vākpaṭutva वाक्पटुत्व vāk—paṭu—tva n. skill in speech, eloquence, [Kāv.]; [Hit.] &c. vākpralāpa वाक्प्रलाप vāk—pralāpa m. readiness of speech, eloquence, [MBh.] vākpratoda वाक्प्रतोद vāk—pratoda m. goading words, cutting or taunting language, [R.] vāksaṃvara वाक्संवर vāk—saṃvara m. restraint of speech, caution in speaking, [Lalit.] (w.r. vākya-vara). vāksaṃyama वाक्संयम vāk—saṃyama m. restraint or control of speech, [MBh.] vākyaśruti वाक्यश्रुति vākya—śruti f. (with aparokṣānubhūti) N. of wk. vākyagraha वाक्यग्रह vākya—graha m. paralysis of speech, [Suśr.] vākyakaṇṭha वाक्यकण्ठ vākya—kaṇṭha mfn. one whose speech is in the throat, being on the point of speaking anything, [MBh.] vākyaratna वाक्यरत्न vākya—ratna n. N. of wk. vākyasphoṭa वाक्यस्फोट vākya—sphoṭa See sphoṭa. vākyasthita वाक्यस्थित vākya—sthita mfn. being or contained in a sentence, [ib.] attentive to what is said, [MW.] vākyasvara वाक्यस्वर vākya—svara m. the accent in a word or sentence, [Cat.] vākyavajra वाक्यवज्र vākya—vajra n. (sg. or pl.) words which fall like a thunderbolt, crushing words, strong language, [R.] vākyavṛtti वाक्यवृत्ति vākya—vṛtti f. N. of wk. vākpatirāja वाक्पतिराज vāk—pati—rāja m. N. of a poet, [Rājat.]; [ŚārṅgP.] &c. vākpativāra वाक्पतिवार vāk—pati-vāra m. Thursday, [Cat.] vākpraśasta वाक्प्रशस्त vāk—praśasta mfn. consecrated or declared pure by certain formularies of speech, [Gaut.] vākprasārin वाक्प्रसारिन् vāk—prasārin mfn. spreading out or exuberant in speech eloquent vākyaśalākā वाक्यशलाका vākya—śalākā f. = vāk-ś°, q.v., [MBh.] vākyadīpikā वाक्यदीपिका vākya—dīpikā f. N. of wk. vākyahāriṇī वाक्यहारिणी vākya—hāriṇī f. a female messenger, female messenger of love, [L.] vākyapūraṇa वाक्यपूरण vākya—pūraṇa mfn. the filling up of a sentence, [Nir.] vākyapadīya वाक्यपदीय vākya—padīya n. N. of a celebrated wk. on the science of grammar by Bhartṛ-hari (divided into Brahma-kāṇḍa or Āgama-samuccaya, Vākya-kāṇḍa, Pada-kāṇḍa or Prakīrṇaka). vākyaracanā वाक्यरचना vākya—racanā f. formation of speech, speaking, talking, [R.], Sch. the arrangement or construction of sentences, syntax, [MW.] vākyasārathi वाक्यसारथि vākya—sārathi m. a chief speaker, spokesman, [R.] vākyatattva वाक्यतत्त्व vākya—tattva n. N. of wk. vākyaviśeṣa वाक्यविशेष vākya—viśeṣa m. a particular or special statement, [W.] vākyopacāra वाक्योपचार m. practice or employment of words, speaking, [R.]