vacana वचन vacaná 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.] vacanatā वचनता vacana—tā f. vacanatva वचनत्व vacana—tva n. vacana—tva n. vacanaśata वचनशत vacana—śata n. a hundred speeches, repeated speech or declaration, [Pañcat.] vacanakāra वचनकार vacana—kāra and vacana—kārin, mfn. doing what one is commanded, obeying orders, obedient, [MBh.] vacanakara वचनकर vacana—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.] vacanapaṭu वचनपटु vacana—paṭu mfn. skilful in speech, eloquent, [VarBṛS.]; [Pañcat.] vacanakārin वचनकारिन् vacana—kāra and vacana—kārin, mfn. doing what one is commanded, obeying orders, obedient, [MBh.] vacanakrama वचनक्रम vacana—krama m. order of words, discourse, [W.] vacanamātra वचनमात्र vacana—mātra n. mere words, assertion unsupported by facts, [MW.] vacanabhūṣaṇa वचनभूषण vacana—bhūṣaṇa n. N. of wk. vacanagaurava वचनगौरव vacana—gaurava n. respect for an order, deference to a command, [R.] vacanagocara वचनगोचर vacana—gocara mfn. forming a subject of conversation, [BhP.] vacanagrāhin वचनग्राहिन् vacana—grāhin mfn. accepting or obeying orders, obedient, submissive, humble, [L.] vacanamālikā वचनमालिका vacana—mālikā f. N. of wk. vacanaracanā वचनरचना vacana—racanā f. skilful arrangement of speech, eloquence, [Pañcat.] vacanasahāya वचनसहाय vacana—sahāya m. a companion to converse with, any sociable companion, [Pañcat.] vacanavirodha वचनविरोध vacana—virodha m. inconsistency of precepts or texts, incongruity, contradiction, [ib.] vacanavyakti वचनव्यक्ति vacana—vyakti f. distinctness or perspicuity of a text, [ib.] vacanasampuṭa वचनसम्पुट vacana—sampuṭa m. N. of wk. vacanaviruddha वचनविरुद्ध vacana—viruddha mfn. opposed to a declaration or precept, contrary to a text, [W.] vacanasaṃgraha वचनसंग्रह vacana—saṃgraha m. N. of wk. vacanasamuccaya वचनसमुच्चय vacana—samuccaya m. N. of wk. vacanasārasaṃgraha वचनसारसंग्रह vacana—sāra-saṃgraha m. N. of wk.