vatsa वत्स vatsá m. (prob. originally, ‘yearling’, fr. a lost word vatas) a calf, the young of any animal, offspring, child (voc. often used as a term of endearment = my dear child, my darling), [RV.] &c. &c. a son, boy (see bāla-v°) a year (see tri-v°) N. of a descendant of Kaṇva, [RV.]; [PañcavBr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.] of an Āgneya (author of [RV. x, 187]), [Anukr.] of a Kāśyapa, [Kathās.] of the step-brother of Maitreya (who passed through fire to prove the falseness of Maitreya's allegation that he was the child of a Śūdra), [Mn. viii, 116] (Sch.) of a son of Pratardana, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] of a son of Sena-jit, [Hariv.] of a son of Akṣa-mālā, [Cat.] of a son of Uru-kṣepa, [VP.] of a son of Soma-śarman, [Kathās.] of the author of a law-book, [Cat.] (with carakādhvaryu-sūtra-kṛt) of another author, [ib.] of a serpent-demon, [VP.] N. of a country (whose chief town is Kauśāmbī), [Kathās.] Nerium Antidysentericum, [L.] the Kutaja tree, [L.] pl. the descendants of Vatsa, [ĀśvŚr.] (cf. [Pāṇ. ii, 4, 64], Sch.) the inhabitants of the country called Vatsa, [MBh.]; [Kathās.] vatsá m. n. the breast, chest, [L.] [cf. vatsara and ἔτος for ϝέτος; Lat. vetus, vetus-tus, vitulus; Germ. widar, Widder; Eng. wether.] vatsaka वत्सक m. (ifc. f(A). ) a little calf, any calf or young animal, [Mn.]; [BhP.]; [Hcat.] (in voc. as a term of endearment; cf. vatsa) Wrightia Antidysenterica, [L.] N. of an Asura, [BhP.] of a son of Sūra, [ib.] n. green or black sulphate of iron, [L.] the seed of Wrightia Antidysenterica (also -bija), [L.] n. = vatsanābha n., [Vāstuv.] vatsala वत्सल mf(A)n. child-loving, affectionate towards offspring (ā f. with or scil. go or dhenu, a cow longing for her calf), [MBh.]; [R.]; [BhP.] kind, loving, tender, fond of or devoted to (loc. gen. acc. with prati, or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. m. (with rasa) the tender sentiment in a poem, [Sāh.] a fire fed with grass (i.e. quickly burning away), [L.] N. of one of Skanda's attendants, [MBh.] n. = next, [W.] vatsapa वत्सप vatsá—pa (vatsá-), m. a keeper of calves, [BhP.] N. of a demon, [AV.] vatsara वत्सर vatsará m. the fifth year in a cycle of 5 or 6 years, (or) the sixth year in a cycle of 6 years, [VS.]; [TS.]; [PārGṛ.] a year, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [VarBṛS.] &c. (also n., [MaitrUp.] and f(I). , [HPariś.]) the Year personified, [Mn. xii, 49] (as a son of Dhruva and Bhrami, [BhP.]; also applied to Viṣṇu, [MBh.]) N. of a Sādhya, [Hariv.] (v.l. matsara) of a son of Kaśyapa, [Cat.] (v.l. vatsāra). vatsajñu वत्सज्ञु vatsa—jānu or vatsa—jñu, mfn. formed like a calf's knee, [ŚrS.] vatsaprī वत्सप्री vatsa—pri ([Sāy.]), vatsa—prī́ ([TS.]) or vatsa—prīti ([BhP.]), m. N. of the author of [RV. ix, 68]; [x, 43]; [46] (his patr. is Bhālandana). vatsapri वत्सप्रि vatsa—pri ([Sāy.]), vatsa—prī́ ([TS.]) or vatsa—prīti ([BhP.]), m. N. of the author of [RV. ix, 68]; [x, 43]; [46] (his patr. is Bhālandana). vatsatva वत्सत्व vatsa—tva n. the state or condition of a calf, [BhP.] vatsavat वत्सवत् vatsa—vat mfn. having a calf, [Hariv.] vatsa—vat m. N. of a son of Śūra, [ib.] vatsabhūmi वत्सभूमि vatsa—bhūmi f. the country of the Vatsas, [MBh.] vatsa—bhūmi m. N. of a son of Vatsa, [Hariv.] vatsaśālā वत्सशाला vatsa—śālā f. a calf-shed, [ib.] vatsaśāla वत्सशाल vatsa—śāla mfn. (fr. next) born in a calf-shed, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 36.] vatsadevī वत्सदेवी vatsa—devī f. N. of a princess of Nepāl, [Inscr.], vatsaguru वत्सगुरु vatsa—guru m. a teacher of children, preceptor, [W.] vatsahanu वत्सहनु vatsa—hanu m. N. of a son of Sena-jit, [VP.] vatsajānu वत्सजानु vatsa—jānu or vatsa—jñu, mfn. formed like a calf's knee, [ŚrS.] vatsakāmā वत्सकामा vatsa—kāmā f. ‘affectionate towards offspring’, a cow longing for her calf or a mother for her child, [L.] vatsalatā वत्सलता vatsala—tā f. vatsalaya वत्सलय Nom. P. °yati, to make tender or affectionate (esp. towards offspring or children), [Śak.] vatsamukha वत्समुख vatsa—mukha mfn. calf-faced, [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 168.] vatsanābha वत्सनाभ vatsa—nābha m. a partic. tree, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] (also °bhaka) N. of a mythical being, [Hariv.] (v.l. rajata-n°) vatsa—nābha m. n. (also °bhaka) a partic. strong poison prepared from the root of a kind of aconite (said to resemble the nipple of a cow; it is also called Mīthā zahṛ), [Suśr.]; [Bhpr.] vatsa—nābha n. a cavity of a partic. shape in the frame of a bedstead, [VarBṛS.] vatsanābhi वत्सनाभि vatsa—nābhi m. a calf's navel, [Bhpr.] vatsapāla वत्सपाल vatsa—pāla or vatsa—pā°laka, m. a keeper of calves (also applied to Kṛṣṇa and Bala-deva), [Hariv.]; [BhP.]; [HPariś.] vatsapītā वत्सपीता vatsa—pītā f. (a cow) at which a calf has sucked, [MBh.] vatsapati वत्सपति vatsa—pati m. a king or lord of the Vatsas, (or) N. of a king, [Vās., Introd.] N. of Udayana, [Hcar.] vatsarādi वत्सरादि m. the first month of the Hindū year, Mārgaśīrṣa, [L.] vatsarāja वत्सराज vatsa—rāja m. a king of the Vatsas, [MBh.] [Ratnāv.]; [Kathās.] N. of various authors and other men (also -deva), [Cat.] vatsarūpa वत्सरूप vatsa—rūpa m. a small calf, [Hcar.] vatsatara वत्सतर vatsa—tará m. (and f(I). ) more than a calf, a weaned calf, a young bull or heifer (also applied to goats and exceptionally to sucking calves and even to full grown animals which have not yet copulated), [TS.]; [VS.]; [AitBr.] &c. vatsabhaṭṭi वत्सभट्टि vatsa-bhaṭṭi m. N. of a poet, [Inscr.] vatsabandhā वत्सबन्धा vatsa—bandhā w.r. for baddha-vatsā (q.v.), [MBh.] vatsacchavī वत्सच्छवी vatsa—cchavī f. a calf's skin, [ŚāṅkhBr.]; [ŚrS.] vatsadanta वत्सदन्त vatsa—danta m. ‘calf-toothed’, a kind of arrow (having a point like a calf's tooth), [MBh.]; [R.] (also °taka) N. of a mythical person, [Vīrac.] vatsa—danta n. an arrow point like a calf's tooth, [ŚārṅgP.] vatsalatva वत्सलत्व vatsala—tva n. affectionateness, tenderness towards or delight in (loc. or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. vatsamitrā वत्समित्रा vatsa—mitrā (ā), f. N. of a celestial virgin (Dik-kumārī), [Harav.] vatsamitra वत्समित्र vatsa—mitra m. N. of a certain Gobhila, [VBr.] vatsanapāt वत्सनपात् vatsá—napāt (vatsá-), m. N. of a descendant of Babhru, [ŚBr.] vatsaprīti वत्सप्रीति vatsa—pri ([Sāy.]), vatsa—prī́ ([TS.]) or vatsa—prīti ([BhP.]), m. N. of the author of [RV. ix, 68]; [x, 43]; [46] (his patr. is Bhālandana). vatsaprīya वत्सप्रीय vatsa—prīya n. N. of the hymn, [RV. ix, 68]; [Sāy.] (cf. prec. and vātsaprīya). vatsarājya वत्सराज्य vatsa—rājya n. sovereignty or authority over the Vatsas, [Kathās.] vatsarārṇa वत्सरार्ण (°ra-ṛṇa) n. a debt or a loan for a year (?), [Vop. ii, 9.] vatsasmṛti वत्सस्मृति vatsa—smṛti f. N. of wk. vatsatantī वत्सतन्ती vatsa—tantī ([Āpast.]; [Gaut.]) or vatsa—tantrī ([Vas.]; [Viṣṇ.]; [Mn.]), a long rope to which calves are tied (by means of shorter ropes). vatsavṛddha वत्सवृद्ध vatsa—vṛddha m. N. of a son of Uru-kriya, [BhP.] vatsavinda वत्सविन्द vatsa—vinda m. N. of a man pl. his descendants, [Pravar.] vatsavyūha वत्सव्यूह vatsa—vyūha m. N. of a son of Vatsa, [VP.] vatsabālaka वत्सबालक vatsa—bālaka m. N. of a brother of Vasu-deva, [VP.], vatsapālaka वत्सपालक vatsa—pāla or vatsa—pā°laka, m. a keeper of calves (also applied to Kṛṣṇa and Bala-deva), [Hariv.]; [BhP.]; [HPariś.] vatsapālana वत्सपालन vatsa—pālana n. the keeping of tending of calves, [Pañcar.] vatsaraphala वत्सरफल vatsara—phala n. N. of wk. vatsatantrī वत्सतन्त्री vatsa—tantī ([Āpast.]; [Gaut.]) or vatsa—tantrī ([Vas.]; [Viṣṇ.]; [Mn.]), a long rope to which calves are tied (by means of shorter ropes). vatsalāñchana वत्सलाञ्छन vatsa—lāñchana m. N. of two authors, [Cat.] vatsanikānta वत्सनिकान्त vatsá—nikānta (vatsá), mfn. affectionate towards offspring, [MaitrS.] vatsapattana वत्सपत्तन vatsa—pattana n. ‘Vatsa town’, N. of a city in the north of India (also called Kauśāmbī), [L.] vatsarāntaka वत्सरान्तक m. the last month of the Hindū year, Phālguna, [L.] vatsatarārṇa वत्सतरार्ण vatsa—°tarārṇa n. (°ra-ṛṇa) the debt or loan of a bullock (?), [Pāṇ. vi, 1, 89], Vārtt. 7, [Pat.] vatsapracetas वत्सप्रचेतस् vatsa—pracetas mfn. mindful of Vatsa or the Vatsas, [RV.] vatsaṇurakatīrtha वत्सणुरकतीर्थ vatsaṇuraka-tīrtha n. N. of a Tīrtha, [Cat.] vatsavaradācārya वत्सवरदाचार्य vatsa—varadācārya m. N. of two authors, [Cat.]