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vacवच्cl. 2. P. ([Dhātup. xxiv, 55]) vakti (occurs only in sg. vacmi, vakṣi, vakti, and Impv. vaktu; Ved. also cl. 3. P. vívakti; pf. uvā́ca, ūj, [RV.] &c. &c.; uváktha, [AV.]; vavāca, vavakṣé, [RV.]; aor. avocat, °cata, [RV.] &c. &c.; in Veda also Subj. vocati, °te, vecāti; Pot. vocét, °ceta; Impv. vocatu; Prec. ucyāsam, [Br.]; fut. vaktā́, [ib.] &c.; vakṣyáti, [RV.] &c. &c.; °te, [MBh.]; Cond. avakṣyat, [Br.]; [Up.]; inf. váktum, [Br.] &c.; °tave, [RV.]; °tos, [Br.]; ind.p. uktvā́, [Br.] &c.; -úcya, [ib.]), to speak, say, tell, utter, announce, declare, mention, proclaim, recite, describe (with acc. with or without prati dat. or gen. of pers., and acc. of thing; often with double acc., e.g. tam idaṃ vākyam uvāca, ‘he spoke this speech to him’; with double acc. also ‘to name, call’, Ā. with nom. ‘one's self’; with punar, ‘to speak again, repeat’; or ‘to answer, reply’), [RV.] &c. &c.; to reproach, revile (acc.), [Hariv.]; [R.] : Pass. ucyáte (aor. avāci, or in later language avoci), to be spoken or said or told or uttered &c., [RV.] &c. &c. (yad ucyate, ‘what the saying is’); to resound, [RV.]; to be called or accounted, be regarded as, pass for (nom., [L.] also loc.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.: Caus. vācayati, °te (Pot. vācayīta, [ĀśvGṛ.]; aor. avīvacat; Pass. vācyate), to cause to say or speak or recite or pronounce (with double acc.; often the object is to be supplied), [Br.]; [GṛS.]; [MBh.] &c.; to cause anything written or printed to speak i.e. to read out loud, [Hariv.]; [Kāv.]; [Kathās.] &c.; ([Dhātup. xxxiv, 35]) to say, tell, declare, [Bhaṭṭ.]; to promise, [MBh.] : Desid. vivakṣati, °te (Pass. vivakṣyate), to desire to say or speak or recite or proclaim or declare, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; (Pass.) to be meant, [Śaṃk.]; [Sarvad.] : Intens. (only ávāvacīt) to call or cry aloud, [RV. x, 102, 6.]
[cf. Gk. ἐπ for ϝεπ in ἔπος, εῖπον, ὄψ, ὄσσα &c.; Lat. vocare, vox; Germ. gi-waht, gi-wahinnen, er-wähnen.]
vacāवचा(ā), f. a kind of talking bird, Turdus Salica (= sārikā), [L.]
a kind of aromatic root (accord. to some = Acorus Calamus), [Hcar.]
vacaवचmfn. speaking, talking (see ku-v°)
m. a parrot, [L.]
= sūrya, the sun, [L.]
= kāraṇa, [L.]
n. the act of speaking, speech (see dur-v°).
vaciवचि(ibc.) = vacana, statement, mention, declaration (only in -bhedāt), [KātyŚr.]
vacoवचोin comp. for 1. vacas.
vacchaवच्छm. and (ā), f. = vatsa, child (esp. in familiar address), [Pañcad.]
vacaḥवचःin comp. for vácas.
vacasवचस्vácas n. (for 2. See p. 914, col. 2) speech, voice, word, [RV.] &c. &c. (°casāmpatiḥ N. of Bṛhaspati, [Laghuj.])
singing, song (of birds), [Ṛtus.]
advice, direction, command, order, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (vacaḥ-√ kṛ, with gen., ‘to follow the advice of’; vacasā mama, ‘on my advice’)
an oracular utterance (declarative of some future fate or destiny), [VarBṛS.]
a sentence, [L.]
(in gram.) number (see dvi-v°).
mfn. (for 1. See p. 912, col. 3) in adhóvacas, q.v.
vacakaवचकSee dur-v°.
vacaluवचलुm. = śatru, an enemy, [L.]
offence, fault (?), [L.]
vacanaवचनvacaná mfn. speaking, a speaker, eloquent, [RV.]
(ifc.) mentioning, indicating, expressing, meaning, [Pāṇ.]; [KātyŚr.]; [Sarvad.] (-tā f., -tva n.)
being pronounced, [RPrāt.] (-tva n.)
vacaná n. (ifc. f(A). ) the act of speaking, utterance, [Sāṃkhyak.]
vacaná n. pronunciation, [Pāṇ.]; [Prāt.]
statement, declaration, express mention, [AitBr.]; [ŚrS.]; [Pāṇ.] &c.
speech, sentence, word, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
(in gram.) the injunction of a teacher, rule, [Kāś.]
advice, instruction, direction, order, command, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (°naṃ-√ kṛ or °ne-√ sthā with gen. = to do the bidding of any one, follow a person's advice, obey; °nena or °nāt, with gen. = in the name of)
sound, voice, [APrāt.]; [Megh.]; [Hit.]
(in gram.) number, [Pāṇ.]; [Vop.] (cf. eka-, dvi-, bahu-v°)
rumour, [L.]
dry ginger, [L.]
vacaraवचरm. a cock, [L.]
a low person, [L.]
vacasaवचसmfn. (for 2. See p. 914, col. 2) talkative, eloquent, wise, [MW.]
(ifc.) = 1. vacas (see ācārya-v°).
vacasá mfn. (for 1. See p. 912, col. 3) moving about, rolling (said of a carriage), [RV.]
vacārcaवचार्चm. a sun-worshipper, Parsee, [ib.]
vacchikāवच्छिकाSee dīrgha-v°.
vacchiyaवच्छियm. N. of an author, [Cat.]
vacaṇḍāवचण्डाor vacaṇ°ḍī, f. (only [L.]) a kind of talking bird, Turdus Salica; the wick of a lamp (= varti) a dagger, knife.
vacaṇḍīवचण्डीvacaṇḍā or vacaṇ°ḍī, f. (only [L.]) a kind of talking bird, Turdus Salica; the wick of a lamp (= varti) a dagger, knife.
vacaknuवचक्नुmfn. talkative, loquacious, eloquent, [Uṇ. iii, 81]
m. a Brahman, [L.]
N. of a man, [Śaṃk.]
vacakruवचक्रुw.r. for prec.
vacasyāवचस्याvacasyā́ f. (fr. 1. vacasya) desire of speaking, readiness of speech, eloquence, [RV.]
vacasyaवचस्य(fr. vacas); Nom. Ā. °syate; to be audible, to murmur (said of the sound of the trickling Soma), [RV.]
vacasyà mfn. worthy of mention, praiseworthy, celebrated, [AV.]
vacasyuवचस्युvacasyú mfn. (for 2. See p. 914, col. 2) eloquent, [RV.]
vacasyú mfn. (for 1. See p. 913, col. 1) tottering, staggering, wavering, [RV.]
vacatraवचत्रn. spaech, [L.]
vacovidवचोविद्vaco—víd mfn. skilful in speech, eloquent, [ib.]
vacoyujवचोयुज्vaco—yúj mfn. yoked by a (mere) word (said of Indra's steeds), [RV.]
vacanīyaवचनीयmfn. to be spoken or uttered, mentionable, [Mn.]; [R.]
to be called or named, [Nir.]
to be spoken about or against, censurable, liable to reproach, [Hariv.]
n. reproach, censure, blame, [Kālid.]; [Uttarar.]
vacanatāवचनताvacana—tā f.
vacasvinवचस्विन्vacas—vin mfn. possessed of speech, eloquent, [Śiś.]
vacoharaवचोहरvaco—hara m. ‘receiver of words’, a messenger, envoy, [Śiś.]
vacācāryaवचाचार्यm. N. of a preceptor, [Cat.] (cf. vacchāc°).
vacācchadaवचाच्छदvacā-cchada m. a kind of white basil, [L.]
vacanārthaवचनार्थm. N. of wk.
vacanāvatवचनावत्vacanā́-vat mfn. (for °ná-vat) possessed of speech, eloquent, [RV.]
vacanatvaवचनत्वvacana—tva n.
vacana—tva n.
vacaskaraवचस्करvacas—kara mfn. = vacana-k°, [L.]
vacograhaवचोग्रहvaco—graha m. ‘receiving words’, the ear, [L.]
vacchācāryaवच्छाचार्यm. N. of the maternal grandfather of Nīla-kaṇṭha, [Cat.] (cf. vacācārya).
vacaḥkramaवचःक्रमvacaḥ—krama m. course of speech, discourse (m. pl. series of discourses), [Kathās.]
vacanābādhaवचनाबाधm. an obstacle to speech, [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 21], Sch.
vacanānugaवचनानुगmfn. following advice or orders, obedient, submissive, [MārkP.]
vacanīkṛtaवचनीकृतvacanī-kṛta mfn. made an object of (reproachful) speech, exposed to censure or abuse, [R.]
vacanīyatāवचनीयताvacanīya—tā f.
vacanaśataवचनशतvacana—śata n. a hundred speeches, repeated speech or declaration, [Pañcat.]
vacanakāraवचनकारvacana—kāra and vacana—kārin, mfn. doing what one is commanded, obeying orders, obedient, [MBh.]
vacanakaraवचनकरvacana—kara mf(I)n. making a speech, speaking, [W.]
doing what one is told, obedient, [Pañcat.]
vacana—kara m. the author or enunciator of a precept, [W.]
vacanapaṭuवचनपटुvacana—paṭu mfn. skilful in speech, eloquent, [VarBṛS.]; [Pañcat.]
vacanīyatvaवचनीयत्वvacanīya—tva n. liability to be spoken about or against, rumour, report, (esp.) evil report, blame, reprehension, [Kāv.]
vacanakārinवचनकारिन्vacana—kāra and vacana—kārin, mfn. doing what one is commanded, obeying orders, obedient, [MBh.]
vacanakramaवचनक्रमvacana—krama m. order of words, discourse, [W.]
vacanamātraवचनमात्रvacana—mātra n. mere words, assertion unsupported by facts, [MW.]
vacanesthitaवचनेस्थितvacane-sthita mfn. (loc. of vacana + sth°) abiding in a command, obeying orders, complaisant, obedient, [L.]
vacanīyadoṣaवचनीयदोषvacanīya—doṣa m. the fault of being censurable or reprehensible, [Mṛcch.]
vacanabhūṣaṇaवचनभूषणvacana—bhūṣaṇa n. N. of wk.
vacanagauravaवचनगौरवvacana—gaurava n. respect for an order, deference to a command, [R.]
vacanagocaraवचनगोचरvacana—gocara mfn. forming a subject of conversation, [BhP.]
vacanagrāhinवचनग्राहिन्vacana—grāhin mfn. accepting or obeying orders, obedient, submissive, humble, [L.]
vacanamālikāवचनमालिकाvacana—mālikā f. N. of wk.
vacanaracanāवचनरचनाvacana—racanā f. skilful arrangement of speech, eloquence, [Pañcat.]
vacanasahāyaवचनसहायvacana—sahāya m. a companion to converse with, any sociable companion, [Pañcat.]
vacanavirodhaवचनविरोधvacana—virodha m. inconsistency of precepts or texts, incongruity, contradiction, [ib.]
vacanavyaktiवचनव्यक्तिvacana—vyakti f. distinctness or perspicuity of a text, [ib.]
vacanāvakṣepaवचनावक्षेपm. scornful or abusive speech, [Śak.] (in Prākṛt).
vacanasampuṭaवचनसम्पुटvacana—sampuṭa m. N. of wk.
vacanaviruddhaवचनविरुद्धvacana—viruddha mfn. opposed to a declaration or precept, contrary to a text, [W.]
vacanopakramaवचनोपक्रमm. commencement of a speech, exordium, [MW.]
vacanopanyāsaवचनोपन्यासm. suggestive speech, insinuation, [Śak.] (in Prākṛt).
vacomārgātītaवचोमार्गातीतvaco—mārgātīta mfn. ‘gone beyond the path of words’, greater than words can tell, [Siṃhās.]
vacanasaṃgrahaवचनसंग्रहvacana—saṃgraha m. N. of wk.
vacoviparilopaवचोविपरिलोपváco—viparilopá (váco-), m. loss of speech or of words, [ŚBr.]
vacanasamuccayaवचनसमुच्चयvacana—samuccaya m. N. of wk.
vacanasārasaṃgrahaवचनसारसंग्रहvacana—sāra-saṃgraha m. N. of wk.