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vāmaवामm. (for 2. and 3. See col. 2) the act of vomiting g. jvalādi
vāmá mf(I/ or A)n. (fr. √ 1. van; for 1. See col. 1) lovely, dear, pleasant, agreeable, fair, beautiful, splendid, noble, [RV.] &c. &c.
(ifc.) striving after, eager for, intent upon, fond of [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; [Rājat.]
vāmá m. the female breast, [L.]
the god of love, [L.]
N. of Śiva, [BhP.]
of a Rudra, [ib.]
of Varuṇa, [L.]
(with Śaivas) = vāma-deva-guhya, [Sarvad.]
of a son of Ṛcīka, [MBh.] (B. rāma)
of a son of Kṛṣṇa and Bhadrā, [BhP.]
of a prince (son of Dharma), [Cat.]
of a son of Bhaṭṭa-nārāyaṇa, [Kṣitīś.] (cf. -deva)
of one of the Moon's horses, [VP.]
vāmá m. or n. a kind of pot-herb, Chenopodium Album, [L.]
vāmá n. a lovely thing, any dear or desirable good (as gold, horses &c.), wealth, fortune, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Br.]; [ChUp.]
vāmá mfn. relating to a mare, [Pat.] (cf. under ī f. above).
vā́ma mf(A)n. (perhaps originally identical with 2. above) left, not right, being or situated on the left side, [ŚBr.] &c. &c. (the quivering of the left eye or arm is supposed to be a good omen in women and of the left arm a bad omen in men)
reverse, adverse, contrary, opposite, unfavourable, [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]
crooked, oblique (am ind. sideways), [BhP.]
refractory, coy (in love), [Sāh.]
acting in the opposite way or differently, [Śak. iv, 18]
hard, cruel, [Kāv.]; [Pur.]
vile, wicked, base, low, bad, [Kir.]
vā́ma m. or n. the left side (vāmād dakṣiṇam, from the left to the right; vāmena, on the left side), [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]
vā́ma m. the left hand, [RāmatUp.]
a snake, [L.]
an animal, sentient being, [L.]
vā́ma n. adversity, misfortune, [Kathās.]
the left-hand practices of the followers of the Tantras (= vāmācāra, q.v.), [Cat.]
vāmamवामम्vā́mam ind., sideways
vāmanवामन्(g. pāmādi), prob. invented to explain vāmana.
vāmakaवामकmfn. (for 2. See col. 3) one who vomits, [MW.]
mf(ikA)n. (for 1. See col. 1) left, not right, [VarBṛS.]; [Mālatīm.]
adverse, cruel, rough, hard, [KālP.]
m. a partic. mixed tribe, [MBh.]
N. of a king of Kāśi, [Car.]
of a son of Bhajamāna, [VP.]
of a Cakra-vartin, [Buddh.]
(prob.) n. a kind of gesture, [Vikr.]
vāmanāवामना(ā), f. N. of an Apsaras (v.l. rāmaṇā), [R.]
vāmanīवामनीvāma—nī mfn. (for 2. See p. 942, col. 1) bringing wealth, [ChUp.]
(ī), f. a female dwarf, [W.]
N. of a Yoginī, [Hcat.]
a partic. disease of the vagina, [W.] (prob. w.r. for vāminī, q.v. under 1. vāmin)
a sort of woman, [W.]
a mare, [MW.]
(for 1. See p. 941, col. 2), in comp. for vāmana.
vāmanaवामनvāmaná mf(A)n. (of doubtful derivation) dwarfish, small or short in stature, a dwarf, [VS.] &c. &c.
small, minute, short (also of days), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
bent, inclined, [HPariś.]
relating to a dwarf or to Viṣṇu (cf. below), treating of him, [Pur.]
descended from the elephant Vāmana (see below), [R.]
vāmaná m. ‘the Dwarf’, N. of Viṣṇu in his fifth Avatāra or descent (undertaken to humble the pride of the Daitya Bali [q.v.]; the germ of the story of this incarnation seems to be contained in the 1st book of the [ŚBr.]; the later legend is given in [R. i, 32, 2])
N. of a partic. month, [VarBṛS.]
of Śiva, [MBh. xiv, 193]
a dwarfish bull, [MaitrS.]; [TS.]
a goat with partic. marks, [VarBṛS.]
a person born under a partic. constellation, [ib.]
= kāṇḍa, [L.]
Alangium Hexapetalum, [L.]
N. of a serpent-demon, [MBh.]
of a son of Garuḍa, [ib.]
of a son of Hiraṇya-garbha, [Hariv.]
of one of the 18 attendants of the Sun, [L.]
of a Dānava, [Hariv.]
of a Muni, [Cat.]
of a poet (minister under Jayāpīḍa), [Rājat.]
(also with bhaṭṭa, ācārya &c.) of various other scholars and authors &c. (esp. of one of the authors of the Kāśikā-vṛtti, the other being Jayāditya, and of the author of the Kāvyālaṃkāra-vṛtti)
of the elephant that supports the south (or west) quarter, [MBh.]
of a mountain, [MBh.]
(pl.) N. of a people, [ib.] (B. ambaṣṭha)
vāmaná n. = vāmana-purāṇa and °nopapurāṇa (q.v.)
N. of a place of pilgrimage (called after the dwarf form of Viṣṇu), [MBh.]
vāmatāवामताvāma—tā f. (for 2. See col. 3) loveliness, [W.]
vāma—tā f. (also pl. [Kāv.]; [Rājat.]) (for 1. See col. 2) contrariety, disfavour, refractoriness, coyness.
vāmayāवामयाvāmáyā (áyā), ind. in a pleasant or lovely manner, [RV. viii, 9, 7]
vāmabhājवामभाज्vāma—bhā́j mfn. partaking of goods or of the good, [RV.]
vāmabhṛtवामभृत्vāma—bhṛ́t f. a kind of brick (-tvá n.), [TS.]; [MaitrS.]
vāmabhrūवामभ्रूvāma—bhrū́ f. (for 2. See col. 3) a woman (with fine eyebrows or eyes), [Kāv.]
vāma—bhrū f. (for 1. See col. 2) the left eyebrow, [PratijñāS.]
vāmadṛśवामदृश्vāma—dṛś (nom. k) or vāma—dṛṣṭi, f. a fair-eyed woman, [Kāv.]
vāmarinवामरिन्w.r. for cāmarin, [L.]
vāmasthaवामस्थvāma—stha mfn. standing on the left, [Kathās.]
vāmatasवामतस्vāma—tas ind. from or on the left, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
vāmatvaवामत्वvāma—tva n. (for 2. See col. 3) loveliness, [W.]
vāma—tva n. (for 1. See col. 2) contrariety, disfavour, refractoriness, coyness.
vāmaśīlaवामशीलvāma—śīla mfn. of bad character or disposition, [Kir.]
refractory or timid (in love), coy, [Mālatīm.]
vāmaśivaवामशिवvāma—śiva m. N. of a man, [Kathās.]
vāmacūlaवामचूलvāma—cūḍa or vāma—cūla, m. pl. ‘left-crested’, N. of a people, [Hariv.]
vāmacūḍaवामचूडvāma—cūḍa or vāma—cūla, m. pl. ‘left-crested’, N. of a people, [Hariv.]
vāmadevīवामदेवीvāmá—devī f. a form of Durgā, [Hcat.]
vāmadevaवामदेवvāmá—deva (vāmá-), m. N. of an ancient Ṛṣi (having the patr. gautama, author of the hymns, [RV. iv, 1]-[41]; [45]-[48], comprising nearly the whole fourth Maṇḍala; pl. his family), [RV.] &c. &c.
of minister of Daśa-ratha, [MBh.]; [R.]
of a king, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
of a son of Nārāyaṇa (father of Viśva-nātha), [Cat.]
of a lawyer, a poet &c. (also with upādhyāya and bhaṭṭā-cārya), [ib.]
of a form of Śiva, [Hariv.]; [BhP.]
of a demon presiding over a partic. disease, [Hariv.]
of a mountain in Śālmala-dvīpa, [BhP.]
of the third day or Kalpa in the month of Brahmā (see under kalpa)
vāmá—deva mf(I)n. relating to the Ṛṣi Vāma-deva, [MBh.]
vāmajātaवामजातvāmá—jāta (vāmá-), mfn. lovely or dear by nature, [RV. x, 140, 3.]
vāmalūraवामलूरm. an ant-hill, [KāśīKh.]
vāmamoṣaवाममोषvāma—moṣá mfn. stealing precious things, [TS.]
vāmanītiवामनीतिvāmá—nīti (vāmá-), mfn. conducting to wealth or to the good, [RV.]
vāmanīyaवामनीयmfn. causing vomiting, emetic, [Suśr.]
to be cured with emetics, [ŚārṅgS.]
vāmanakaवामनकmf(ikA)n. dwarfish, small, [Hariv.]; [BhP.]
m. a dwarf, [VarBṛS.]; [Kād.]
a person born under a partic. constellation, [VarBṛS.]
N. of a mountain, [MBh.]
n. dwarfishness (°kaṃ-√ kṛ, to assume the form of a dwarf), [BhP.]
N. of a place of pilgrimage, [MBh.]
vāmanatāवामनताvāmana—tā f. ([GāruḍaP.]) shortness, dwarfishness
vāmanataवामनतvāma—nata mfn. bent or turned to the left, [VarBṛS.]
vāmanebhīवामनेभीf. the female of the elephant Vāmana, [L.]
vāmanikāवामनिकाf. N. of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [ib.]
a female dwarf, [Nalac.]
a sort of woman, [ib.]
vāmarathaवामरथvāma—ratha m. N. of a man (pl. his family) g. kurv-ādi.
vāmabhāṣinवामभाषिन्vāma—bhāṣin mf(iRI)n. speaking ill or adversely, [R.]
vāmadhvajaवामध्वजvāma—dhvaja m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
vāmadattāवामदत्ताvāma—dattā f. N. of a woman, [ib.]
vāmadattaवामदत्तvāma—datta m. ‘given by Śiva’, N. of a man, [Kathās.]
vāmadevyaवामदेव्यvāma—devyá mfn. coming or descended from the Ṛṣi Vāma-deva, [ŚBr.]
vāma—devyá m. patr. of Aṃho-muc (author of [RV. x, 127]), [Anukr.]
of Bṛhad-uktha and Mūrdhanvat, [ib.]
vāma—devyá n. N. of various Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.]
vāmadṛṣṭiवामदृष्टिvāma—dṛś (nom. k) or vāma—dṛṣṭi, f. a fair-eyed woman, [Kāv.]
vāmahastaवामहस्तvāma—hasta m. the dewlap of a goat, [Āryav.]
vāmajuṣṭaवामजुष्टvāma—juṣṭa n. = vāmakeśvara-tantra, [Āryav.]
vāmakukṣiवामकुक्षिvāma—kukṣi m. the left side of the abdomen, [Siṃhās.] (v.l. -pārśva).
vāmamārgaवाममार्गvāma—mārga m. the left-hand doctrine (see vāmācāra), [Cat.]
vāmanītvaवामनीत्वvāma—nī—tva n. the attribute of bestowing wealth, [Śaṃk.]
vāmanatvaवामनत्वvāmana—tva n. ([ŚārṅgS.]) shortness, dwarfishness (-tvaṃ-√ gam, to assume the form of a dwarf, [R.])
vāmanetrāवामनेत्राvāma—netrā (ā), f. = -nayanā, [L.]
vāmanetraवामनेत्रvāma—netra n. a mystical N. of the vowel ī, [L.]
vāmarathyaवामरथ्यvāma—rathya m. patr. fr. prec. [ib.]
a branch of the Ātreyas, [KātyŚr.]
vāmabhṛttvaवामभृत्त्वvāma—bhṛt—tvá n.
vāmalocanāवामलोचनाvāma—locanā f. = -dṛś, [Hit.]
N. of a woman (the daughter of Vīra-ketu), [Daś.]
vāmalocanaवामलोचनvāma—locana mfn. fair-eyed, [Śak.]
vāmamārginवाममार्गिन्vāma—mār°gin m. = vāmācārin, [RTL. 185.]
vāmanākṛtiवामनाकृतिmfn. dwarf-shaped, dwarfish, [MW.]
vāmanībhūtaवामनीभूतvāmanī—bhūta mfn. become a dwarf, lowered, bent or broken down, [Śiś.]
vāmanīkṛtaवामनीकृतvāmanī—kṛta mfn. turned into a dwarf (said of Viṣṇu), [ŚārṅgP.]
pressed down, flattened, [Amar.]
vāmanadevaवामनदेवvāmana—datta and vāmana—deva, m. N. of two authors, [Cat.]
vāmanatanuवामनतनुvāmana—tanu mfn. dwarf-bodied, [MW.]
vāmanayanāवामनयनाvāma—nayanā f. a fair-eyed woman, [Kāv.]
vāmapārśvaवामपार्श्वvāma—pārśva m. the left side, [Siṃhās.] (see -kukṣi).
vāmatantraवामतन्त्रvāma—tantra n. N. of a Tantra.
vāmakaṭisthaवामकटिस्थvāma—kaṭistha mfn. lying or situated on the left side, [Siṃhās.]
vāmakirīṭinवामकिरीटिन्vāma—kirīṭin mfn. one whose crest or diadem is turned towards the left, [VarBṛS.]
vāmanāśramaवामनाश्रमm. N. of a partic. hermitage, [Ragh.]
vāmanānandaवामनानन्दm. N. of an author, [Cat.]
vāmanānvayaवामनान्वयm. ‘descended from the elephant Vāmana’, an elephant with partic. marks, [Gal.]
vāmanadattaवामनदत्तvāmana—datta and vāmana—deva, m. N. of two authors, [Cat.]
vāmanarūpinवामनरूपिन्vāmana—rūpin mfn. dwarf-formed, being in the form of a dwarf, [MW.]
vāmanasūktaवामनसूक्तvāmana—sūkta n. N. of a partic. Vedic hymn, [Cat.]
vāmanastavaवामनस्तवvāmana—stava m. N. of a ch. of the Harivaṃśa.
vāmanavṛttiवामनवृत्तिvāmana—vṛtti f. = kāśikā-vṛ°, or = kāvyālaṃkāra-vṛ°
vāmanavrataवामनव्रतvāmana—vrata n. N. of a partic. Vrata to be observed on the 12th day of Śrāvaṇa in celebration of Viṣṇu's dwarf-incarnation, [L.] (cf. vāmana-dvādaśī-vrata).
vāmasvabhāvaवामस्वभावvāma—svabhāva mf(A)n. of noble character or disposition, [BhP.]
vāmadevarathaवामदेवरथvāma—deva—rathá m. V°'s chariot, [MaitrS.]
vāmanāvatāraवामनावतारm. the dwarf-incarnation
vāmanajātakaवामनजातकvāmana—jātaka n. N. of wk.
vāmanakārikāवामनकारिकाvāmana—kārikā f. N. of wk.
vāmanapurāṇaवामनपुराणvāmana—purāṇa n. N. of one of the 18 Purāṇas (said to have been related by Pulastya to Nārada, and containing an account of the dwarf-incarnation of Viṣṇu), [IW. 514.]
vāmanasvāminवामनस्वामिन्vāmana—svāmin m. N. of a poet, [Cat.]
vāmanatattvaवामनतत्त्वvāmana—tattva n. N. of wk.
vāmadevaguhyaवामदेवगुह्यvāma—deva—guhya m. (with Śaivas) one of the five forms of Śiva, [Sarvad.]
vāmakakṣāyaṇaवामकक्षायणvā́makakṣāyaṇa (once °yaṇá) m. patr. [ŚBr.]
vāmanadvādaśīवामनद्वादशीvāmana—dvādaśī f. N. of the 12th day in the light half of the month Caitra (on which a festival is held in honour of Viṣṇu), [L.]
vāmananighaṇṭuवामननिघण्टुvāmana—nighaṇṭu m. N. of a dictionary.
vāmadevyavidyāवामदेव्यविद्याvāma—devya—vidyā f. N. of wk.
vāmanopapurāṇaवामनोपपुराणn. N. of an [Upapurāṇa].
vāmadevasaṃhitāवामदेवसंहिताvāma—deva—saṃhitā f. coming or descended from the Ṛṣi Vāma-deva, [ŚBr.]
vāmanavṛttiṭīkāवामनवृत्तिटीकाvāmana—vṛtti—ṭīkā f. N. of Maheśvara's Comm. on the latter wk.
vāmanaprādurbhāvaवामनप्रादुर्भावvāmana—prādur-bhāva m. ‘the Dwarf manifestation or incarnation (cf. above)’, N. of a ch. of the Hari-vaṃśa.
vāmanasūtravṛttiवामनसूत्रवृत्तिvāmana—sūtra-vṛtti f. = kāvyālaṃkāra-vṛtti.
vāmanendrasvāminवामनेन्द्रस्वामिन्vāmanendra-svāmin m. N. of a preceptor, [Cat.]
vāmakeśvaratantraवामकेश्वरतन्त्रvāmakeśvara-tantra n. N. of wk.
vāmanadvādaśīkathāवामनद्वादशीकथाvāmana-dvādaśī—kathā f. N. of wk.
vāmakeśvarasaṃhitāवामकेश्वरसंहिताvāmakeśvara-saṃhitā f. N. of wk.
vāmanāvatārakathanaवामनावतारकथनvāmanāvatāra—kathana n. N. of a ch. of the [PadmaP.]
vāmanacitracaritraवामनचित्रचरित्रvāmana—citra-caritra n. N. of wk.
vāmanadvādaśīvrataवामनद्वादशीव्रतvāmana-dvādaśī—vrata n. N. of wk.
vāmanajayantīvrataवामनजयन्तीव्रतvāmana—jayantī-vrata n. N. of wk.