vasana वसन vásana n. (for 2. see col. 3) cloth, clothes, dress, garment, apparel, attire (du. an upper and lower garment), [RV.] &c. &c. (ifc. f(A). = clothed in, surrounded by, engrossed by i.e. wholly devoted or attached to, e.g. to a doctrine, [Kāv.]; [Pur.]) investment, siege, [L.] a leaf of the cinnamon tree, [L.] vásana f(A)n. an ornament worn by women round the loins, [L.] n. (for 1. See col. 1) dwelling, abiding, sojourn, residence in (comp.), [MBh.] 1. 2. See p. 932, cols. 1 and 3. vasantā वसन्ता vasántā (or °tā́) ind. in spring, [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. (cf. [Pāṇ. vii, 1, 39], Sch.) vasanta वसन्त vasantá m. (n. g. ardharcādi) ‘brilliant (season)’, spring (comprising accord. to some, the months Caitra and Vaiśākha or from the middle of March to that of May See ṛtu; often personified and considered as a friend or attendant of Kāmadeva, the god of love), [RV.] &c. &c. a partic. metre (4 times ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘), [Col.] a partic. time (in music), [L.] diarrhoea, [L.] N. of a man, [Rājat.] &c. See p. 930, col. 1. vasanārṇa वसनार्ण n. (°na + ṛṇa) the debt of a cloth, [Pāṇ. vi, 1, 89], Vārtt. 7, [Pat.] vasanavat वसनवत् vasana—vat mfn. clothed, [Gobh.] vasantajā वसन्तजा vasanta—jā f. a kind of jasmine, [L.] a festival in honour of the god of love, [W.] (cf. vasantotsava). vasantaja वसन्तज vasanta—ja mfn. born or produced in spring, [W.] vasantaka वसन्तक m. (ifc. fem. ā) spring, [Ratnā.] a partic. tree, a species of Śyonāka, [L.] N. of a man, [Ratnāv.] vasantikā वसन्तिका f. w.r. for vāsantikā. vasanamaya वसनमय vasana—maya mf(I)n. consisting or made of cloth, [Lāṭy.] vasantaśrī वसन्तश्री vasanta—śrī f. the pomp or beauty of spring, [Kāvyād.] vasantadru वसन्तद्रु vasanta—dru or vasanta—druma, m. ‘spring-tree’, the mango (blossoming in March or April), [L.] vasantartu वसन्तर्तु vasanta—rtu (for ṛtu) m. spring-season, [Cat.] vasanārṇava वसनार्णव mf(A)n. sea-girt (the earth), [R.] vasantabhānu वसन्तभानु vasanta—bhānu n. N. of a king, [ib.] vasantaghoṣa वसन्तघोष vasanta—ghoṣa or vasanta—ghoṣin, m. ‘singing in spring’, the Koil or Indian cuckoo, [L.] vasantadūtī वसन्तदूती vasanta—dūtī f. the female of the Indian cuckoo Gaertnera Racemosa Bignonia Suaveolens a plant like the Premna Spinosa. vasantadūta वसन्तदूत vasanta—dūta m. (only [L.]) ‘spring-messenger’, the Indian cuckoo (see kokila) the mango tree the month Caitra (March-April) the 5th Rāga or the musical mode Hindola vasantadeva वसन्तदेव vasanta—deva m. N. of a king and poet, [Cat.] vasantakāla वसन्तकाल vasanta—kāla m. spring-time, vernal season, [R.] vasantalatā वसन्तलता vasanta—latā or vasanta—latikā ([Dhūrtan.]), vasanta—lekhā ([Sāh.]), f. N. of women. vasantalekhā वसन्तलेखा vasanta—latā or vasanta—latikā ([Dhūrtan.]), vasanta—lekhā ([Sāh.]), f. N. of women. vasantamāsa वसन्तमास vasanta—māsa m. N. of the 9th ninth, [L.] vasantapura वसन्तपुर vasanta—pura n. N. of a town, [HPariś.] vasantarāja वसन्तराज vasanta—rāja m. spring compared to a king, [Siṃhās.] N. of a king of Kumāra-giri (author of the -rājīya-nātya-śāstra), [Cat.] (also with bhaṭṭa) of various authors vasantasakha वसन्तसख vasanta—sakha m. = -bandhu, [L.] N. of the wind blowing from the Malaya mountains, [Vikr.] vasantasenā वसन्तसेना vasanta—senā f. N. of various women, [Mṛcch.]; [Vās., Introd.] vasantasena वसन्तसेन vasanta—sena m. N. of a king, [Kathās.] vasantayodha वसन्तयोध vasanta—yodha m. ‘spring-combatant’, the god of love, [Ṛtus.] vasanasadman वसनसद्मन् vasana—sadman n. ‘cloth-house’, a tent, [Śiś.] vasana—sadman See under 1. vasana. vasantācārya वसन्ताचार्य m. N. of a teacher, [Cat.] vasantaghoṣin वसन्तघोषिन् vasanta—ghoṣa or vasanta—ghoṣin, m. ‘singing in spring’, the Koil or Indian cuckoo, [L.] vasantaśākhin वसन्तशाखिन् vasanta—śākhin m. = -dru, [Dharmaś.] vasantabandhu वसन्तबन्धु vasanta—bandhu m. ‘friend of Spring’, N. of Kāma-deva (god of love), [Daś.] vasantadruma वसन्तद्रुम vasanta—dru or vasanta—druma, m. ‘spring-tree’, the mango (blossoming in March or April), [L.] vasantagandhi वसन्तगन्धि vasanta—gandhi or vasanta—gan°dhin, m. N. of a Buddha, [Lalit.] vasantapuṣpa वसन्तपुष्प vasanta—puṣpa n. a spring-flower, [Kum.] a kind of Kadamba, [L.] vasantavraṇa वसन्तव्रण vasanta—vraṇa n. ‘spring-pustule’, small-pox, [L.] vasantavrata वसन्तव्रत vasanta—vrata n. spring-observance, [Cat.] vasantayātrā वसन्तयात्रा vasanta—yātrā f. a spring-procession, [W.] vasantotsava वसन्तोत्सव m. spring-rejoicings, spring festival (formerly held on the full moon of Caitra, but now of Phālguna, and = Dola-yātrā or Holī, [IW. 430]), [Śak.]; [Kathās.] vasanaparyāya वसनपर्याय vasana—paryāya m. change of clothes, [Mṛcch.] vasantabhūṣaṇa वसन्तभूषण vasanta—bhūṣaṇa n. N. of a Stotra. vasantaśekhara वसन्तशेखर vasanta—śekhara m. N. of a Kiṃ-nara, [Cat.] vasantagandhin वसन्तगन्धिन् vasanta—gandhi or vasanta—gan°dhin, m. N. of a Buddha, [Lalit.] vasantakusama वसन्तकुसम vasanta—kusama m. ‘having blossoms in spring’, Cordia Latifolia or Myxa, [L.] vasantalatikā वसन्तलतिका vasanta—latā or vasanta—latikā ([Dhūrtan.]), vasanta—lekhā ([Sāh.]), f. N. of women. vasantamādanī वसन्तमादनी vasanta—mādanī f. = -madanā, [L.] vasantamālikā वसन्तमालिका vasanta—mālikā f. a kind of metre, [Piṅg.] vasantamadana वसन्तमदन vasanta—madana n. a plant resembling the Premna Spinosa, [L.] vasantasahāya वसन्तसहाय vasanta—sahāya m. = -bandhu, [Daś.] vasantasamaya वसन्तसमय vasanta—samaya m. = -kāla, [Ratnāv.] vasantatilaka वसन्ततिलक vasanta—tilaka n. the ornament of spring, [Chandom.] the blossom of the Tilaka, [VarBṛS.] a partic. mixture, [L.] vasanta—tilaka f(A)n. a kind of metre (four times ¯ ¯ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ¯), [Piṅg.] vasanta—tilaka m. N. of a man, [Kathās.] vasantavilāsa वसन्तविलास vasanta—vilāsa m. N. of a poem. vasantavitala वसन्तवितल vasanta—vitala m. N. of a form of Viṣṇu, [W.] vasantādhyayana वसन्ताध्ययन n. studying in spring, [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 63.] vasantapañcamī वसन्तपञ्चमी vasanta—pañcamī f. a festival held on the 5th of the light half of the month Māgha, [RTL. 429] vasantavarṇana वसन्तवर्णन vasanta—varṇana n. ‘description of spring’, N. of a poem. vasantamahotsava वसन्तमहोत्सव vasanta—mahotsava m. the great spring-festival (in honour of the love-god), [Ratnāv.] (cf. vasantotsava). vasantakusamākara वसन्तकुसमाकर vasanta—kusa°mākara m. a partic. mixture, [L.] vasantamālatirasa वसन्तमालतिरस vasanta—mālati-rasa m. a partic. mixture, [L.] vasantatilakabhāṇa वसन्ततिलकभाण vasanta—tilaka—bhāṇa m. N. of a drama. vasantapañcamīpūjā वसन्तपञ्चमीपूजा vasanta-pañcamī—pūjā f. N. of wk. vasantarājacikitsā वसन्तराजचिकित्सा vasanta—rāja—cikitsā f. N. of a medical wk. vasantasamayotsava वसन्तसमयोत्सव vasanta—sama°yotsava m. the festive time of spring, [Kathās.] vasantotsavacarita वसन्तोत्सवचरित vasantotsava—carita n. N. of wk. vasantatilakatantra वसन्ततिलकतन्त्र vasanta—tilaka—tantra n. N. of a Buddhist wk. vasantapañcamīprayoga वसन्तपञ्चमीप्रयोग vasanta-pañcamī—prayoga m. N. of wk.