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vanaवनvána n. (once m., [R. v, 50, 2]; for 2. See p. 919, col. 1) a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity of lotuses or other plants growing in a thick cluster (but in older language also applied to a single tree), [RV.] &c. &c.
plenty, abundance, [R.]; [Kathās.]
a foreign or distant land, [RV. vii, 1, 19] (cf. araṇya)
wood, timber, [RV.]
a wooden vessel or barrel (for the Soma juice), [RV.] (?)
a cloud (as the vessel in the sky), [ib.]
(prob.) the body of a carriage, [RV. viii, 34, 18]
water, [Naigh. i, 12]
a fountain, spring, [L.]
abode, [Nalod.]
Cyperus Rotundus, [VarBṛS.]
= raśmi, a ray of light, [Naigh. i, 4]
(prob.) longing, earnest desire, [KenUp.]
vána m. N. of a son of Uśīnara, [BhP.]
of one of the 10 orders of mendicants founded by Śaṃkarācārya (the members of which affix to their names, cf. rārmendra-v°), [W.]
ind. g. cādi.
vanadवनद्vanád (only pl. vanádaḥ), longing, earnest desire, [RV. ii, 4, 5] ([Sāy.] = vanantaḥ = sambhaktāraḥ; others translate me van-ádaḥ, ‘of me, the wood-devourer’).
vanarवनर्in comp. for vanas (= vana).
vanasवनस्vánas n. loveliness, [RV. x, 172, 1]
longing, desire (cf. yajña-vanas and gir-vaṇas)
= vana, a wood (cf. vanar).
vanabhūवनभूvana—bhū or vana—bhūmi, f. ‘forest-region’, the neighbourhood of a wood, [Kāv.]
vanadaवनदvana—da m. ‘rain-giving’, a cloud, [L.]
vanagaवनगvana—ga m. inhabitant of a forest, [MBh.]
vanagoवनगोvana—go m. = -gava, [L.]
vanajāवनजाvana—jā f. (only [L.]) Phaseolus Trilobus
the wild cotton tree
wild ginger
Physalis Flexuosa
a kind of Curcuma
Anethum Panmori
a species of creeper
vanajaवनजvana—ja mfn. forest-born, sylvan, wild, [Śiś.]
vana—ja m. a woodman, forester, [R.]
(only [L.]) an elephant
Cyperus Rotundus
the wild citron tree
a partic. bulbous plant (= vana-śūraṇa)
coriander
vana—ja n. ‘water-born’, a blue lotus-flower, [Hariv.]
vananāवननाvanánā (ánā), f. (prob.) wish, desire, [RV. ix, 86, 40.]
vananaवननn. longing, desire, [Nir. v, 5]
vanapaवनपvana—pá m. a forest-protector, woodman, [VS.]; [MBh.]
vanaraवनरm. = vānara, an ape, [L.]
vanasaवनसmfn. g. tṛṇādi.
vanabhujवनभुज्vana—bhuj m. a partic. bulbous plant (growing on the Himavat), [L.]
vanamucवनमुच्vana—muc mfn. pouring forth rain, [Ragh.]
vana—muc m. a cloud, [L.]
vananvaवनन्वvánanva Nom. P. °vati, to be in possession, be at hand, [RV. viii, 102, 19]; [x, 92, 15] ; pr.p. °nvat, possessing, [ib.] [vii, 81, 3]; [viii, 6, 34]; being in possession, [ib.] [viii, 1, 31.]
vanarguवनर्गुvanar—gú mfn. moving about in woods, wandering in a forest or wilderness, a savage, [RV.]; [AV.]
a thief or robber, [Naigh.]
vanar-gu &c. See p. 918, col. 3.
vanarjaवनर्जvanar—ja m. a kind of plant (= śṛṅgī), [L.]
vanasthāवनस्थाvana—sthā f. the holy fig-tree, [L.]
the small Pippala tree, [L.]
a kind of creeper, [L.]
vanasthaवनस्थvana—stha mfn. forest-abiding
vana—stha m. a forest-dweller, hermit, ascetic, [Mn.]; [R.] &c.
a deer, gazelle, [L.]
(with gaja) a wild elephant, [Hariv.]
vanasadवनसद्vana—sád mfn. abiding in wood or in a forest, [VS.]; [PārGṛ.]
vana—sád m. a forest-dweller, forester, [Kir.]
vanasyāवनस्याvanasyā́ See sajāta-v°.
vanasyuवनस्युvanasyú See gir-vaṇasyú.
vanaṣadवनषद्vana—ṣad v.l. for -sád, [PārGṛ.]
vanabhūmiवनभूमिvana—bhū or vana—bhūmi, f. ‘forest-region’, the neighbourhood of a wood, [Kāv.]
vanadhārāवनधाराvana—dhārā f. an avenue of trees, [Vikr.]
vanadhenuवनधेनुvana—dhenu f. the cow or female of the Bos Gavaeus, [L.]
vanadhitiवनधितिvaná—dhiti (vaná-), f. (prob.) a layer of wood to be laid on an altar, [RV.]
vanagholīवनघोलीvana—gholī f. = araṇyagh°, [MW.]
vanaphalaवनफलvana—phala n. wild fruit, [R.]
vanaśvanवनश्वन्vana—śvan m. ‘forest-dog’, a jackal, [Śiś.]
a tiger, [L.]
a civet-cat, [L.]
vanabījaवनबीजvana—bīja m. the wild citron tree (also °jaka), [L.]
vanacchidवनच्छिद्vana—cchid mfn. cutting wood, felling timber
vana—cchid m. a woodcutter, [Hariv.]; [Bhaṭṭ.]
vanacaraवनचरvana—cara mf(I)n. roaming in woods, living in a forest, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
vana—cara m. a woodman, forester, [ib.]
a wild animal, [ib.]
the fabulous eight legged animal Sarabha, [MW.]
vanadāhaवनदाहvana—dāha m. a forest-conflagration
vanadīpaवनदीपvana—dīpa m. = -campaka, [L.]
vanaṛkṣaवनऋक्षvana—ṛkṣá w.r. for -krakṣá.
vanagajaवनगजvana—gaja m. a wild elephant, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
vanagavaवनगवvana—gava m. Bos Gavaeus, [L.]
vanahāsaवनहासvana—hāsa m. Saccharum Spontaneum (also °saka), [L.]
a kind of jasmine, [L.]
vanahariवनहरिvana—hari m. (prob.) a lion, [Rājat.]
vanahavaवनहवvana—hava m. a partic. Ekāha, [ŚrS.]
vanahomaवनहोमvana—homa m. a partic. oblation, [ĀpŚr.]
vanajātaवनजातvana—jāta = -ja mfn., [Hit.]
vanajīraवनजीरvana—jīra m. wild cumin, [L.]
vanakāmaवनकामvana—kāma mfn. fond of (or living in) a forest, [MBh.]
vanakaṇāवनकणाvana—kaṇā f. wild pepper, [L.]
vanakacuवनकचुvana—kacu m. Arum Colocasia, [L.]
vanakapiवनकपिvana—kapi m. a wild monkey, [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. ii, 3, 68.]
vanakoliवनकोलिvana—koli f. the wild jujube, [L.]
vanalatāवनलताvana—latā f. a forest-creeper, [Śak.]
vanalekhāवनलेखाvana—lekhā f. = -rāji, [Śiś.]
vanamālāवनमालाvana—mālā f. a garland of forest-flowers, (esp.) the chaplet worn by Kṛṣṇa, [Kāv.]; [VarBṛS.] &c.
a kind of metre, [Col.]
N. of wk. on Dharma
of various women, [HPariś.]
vanamālaवनमालvana—māla mfn. wearing a garland of forest-flowers (said of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa), [Hariv.]
vanamāyaवनमायvana—māya m. aloe wood, Agallochum, [L.]
vanamūlaवनमूलvana—mūla m. Tetranthera Lanceifolia, [MW.]
vanamūtaवनमूतvana—mūta m. a cloud, [L.]
vanamṛgaवनमृगvana—mṛga m. a forest deer, [R.]
vanamocāवनमोचाvana—mocā f. wild plantain, [L.]
vananīyaवननीयmfn. to be desired, desirable, [Nir.]; [Śaṃk.]
vanapālaवनपालvana—pāla m. = -pa (°lādhipa m. high-forester), [R.]
N. of a son of Deva-pāla, [Śatr.]
of a son of Dharmapāla, [Buddh.]
vanarājīवनराजीvana—rājī (°jī), f. a row of trees, a long track of forest or a path in a forest, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
(only °ji), a female slave belonging to Vasu-deva, [VP.]
vanarājaवनराजvana—rāja m. ‘forest-king’, a lion, [L.]
Verbesina Scandens, [L.]
vanarājiवनराजिvana—rāji mf(I)n. embellishing or beautifying a forest, [W.]
vanarddhiवनर्द्धिvana—rddhi (for -ṛddhi) f. an ornament of the forest, [BhP.]
vanarṣadवनर्षद्vanar—ṣád mfn. sitting on trees or in the forest (as birds), [RV.]; [MaitrS.]
vanasrajवनस्रज्vana—sraj f. a garland of forest-flowers, [BhP.]
vanavāsīवनवासीvana—vā°sī f. N. of the chief town of that country, [ib.]
vanavāsaवनवासvana—vāsa m. dwelling or residence in a forest, wandering habits, [R.]; [Kām.]; [MārkP.]
N. of a country, [Cat.]
vana—vāsa mfn. residing in a forest, wood-dweller, [Śak.]
vanavātaवनवातvana—vāta m. a forest-wind, [Śak.]
vanavījaवनवीजvana—vīja &c., see. -bija.
vanayitṛवनयितृmfn. (superl. °tṛ-tama) one who causes to ask &c., [Nir.]
vanadhānyaवनधान्यvana—dhānya n. pl. grains of wild corn, [HPariś.]
vanakhaṇḍaवनखण्डvana—khaṇḍa n. ‘group of trees’, copse, wood, [MBh.] (also written. ṣaṇḍa).
vanacārinवनचारिन्vana—cārin mfn. = -cara, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
vanacchāgaवनच्छागvana—cchāga m. a wild goat, [L.]
a boar, hog, [L.]
vanacchedaवनच्छेदvana—ccheda m. cutting timber, [W.]
vanacaryāवनचर्याvana—caryā f. ([R.]) the roaming about or dwelling in a forest.
vanacaryaवनचर्यvana—carya n. ([SaṃnyUp.]) the roaming about or dwelling in a forest.
vanadrumaवनद्रुमvana—druma m. a forest-tree, [Bhartṛ.] (v.l.)
vanadurgāवनदुर्गाvana—durgā f. (prob.) a form of the goddess Durgā
vanadurgaवनदुर्गvana—durga mfn. made inaccessible by (reason of) a forest
vana—durga n. a place made so inaccessible, [MBh.]; [R.]
vanadvipaवनद्विपvana—dvipa m. = -karin, [Ragh.]; [Kathās.]
vanagulmaवनगुल्मvana—gulma m. a forest-shrub or bush, [MBh.]
vanaguptaवनगुप्तvana—gupta m. ‘forest-protected’, a spy, emissary, [L.]
vanajākṣaवनजाक्षvana-jākṣa mf(I)n. ([Prasannar.]) lotus- (leaf-) eyed
vanajīvinवनजीविन्vana—jīvin m. ‘living in a forest’, a woodman, forester,
vanakandaवनकन्दvana—kanda m. N. of two kinds of tuberous plant (= dharaṇī-kanda or vana-śūraṇa), [L.]
vanakarinवनकरिन्vana—karin m. a wild elephant, [Kād.]
vanamālinवनमालिन्vana—mālin mfn. = -māla (said of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
vana—mālin m. (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.]
N. of various authors (also with bhaṭṭa), [Cat.]
vanamallīवनमल्लीvana—mallī f. wild jasmine, [L.]
vanamudgaवनमुद्गvana—mudga m. Phaseolus Trilobus (also f(A). ) or Aconitifolius, [L.]
vananityaवननित्यvana—nitya m. N. of a son of Raudrāśva, [Hariv.]
vanapūrvaवनपूर्वvana—pūrva m. N. of a village, [Rājat.]
vanapriyaवनप्रियvana—priya m. ‘fond of woods’, the Indian cuckoo, [Pārvat.]
vana—priya n. the cinnamon tree, [L.]
vanapuṣpāवनपुष्पाvana—puṣpā f. Anethum Sowa, [L.]
vanapuṣpaवनपुष्पvana—puṣpa n. a forest-flower, wild flower (-maya mf(I)n. made or consisting of wild flowers), [Kathās.]
vanarājyaवनराज्यvana—rājya n. N. of a kingdom, [VarBṛS.]