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Word (IAST)Word (Devanagari)Overview
veśaवेशveśá m. (√ 1. viś) ‘a settler’, small farmer, tenant, neighbour, dependent, vassal, [RV.]; [Kāṭh.] (once in [VS.] véśa)
entrance, ingress, [W.]
a tent (see vastra-v°)
a house, dwelling (cf. veśavāṭa), [L.]
prostitution or a house of ill fame, brothel, [Mn.]; [Daś.]; [Kathās.]
the behaviour of a courtezan, [Kathās.]
trade, business (to explain vaiśya), [L.]
the son of a Vaiśya and an Ugrī, [L.]
often w.r. for veṣa. [For cognate words See under √ 1. viś.]
veśasवेशस्veśás m. a neighbour, vassal, [AV. ii, 32, 5.]
veśakaवेशकmfn. who or what enters, entering, [W.]
m. a house, [L.]
veśanīवेशनीf. an entrance, waiting room, [L.]
veśanaवेशनn. the act of entering, [BhP.]
a house, [W.]
veśaraवेशर, veśavāra. See vesara, vesavāra, col. 3.
veśasaवेशसSee yajña-v°.
veśabhṛtवेशभृत्veśa—bhṛt See veṣa-bhṛt.
veśantāवेशन्ताvéśantā f. ([TBr.]; veśantī́, [AV.]) id.
veśantaवेशन्तveśantá m. a pond, tank, [AV.]; [Kāv.] (cf. veśānta)
fire, [L.]
veśasthāवेशस्थाveśa—sthā ([SāmavBr.]) f. a prostitute.
veśatvaवेशत्वveśa—tvá n. the state of a tenant or (dependent) neighbour, vassalage, [MaitrS.]
veśavatवेशवत्veśa—vat m. the keeper of a house of ill fame, [Kull.] on [Mn. iv, 84.]
veśabhāvaवेशभावveśa—bhāva m. the nature or condition of prostitutes, [Mṛcch.]
veśadharaवेशधरveśa—dhara &c. See veṣa-d°, veṣa-dh°.
veśadānaवेशदानveśa—dāna &c. See veṣa-d°, veṣa-dh°.
veśakulaवेशकुलveśa—kula n. a number of courtezans, [Daś.]
veśanadaवेशनदveśa—nada (or veśana-da ?) m. N. of a river, [Inscr.]
veśastrīवेशस्त्रीveśa—strī ([MBh.]) f. a prostitute.
veśavāsaवेशवासveśa—vāsa m. a house of prostitutes, brothel, [Mṛcch.]
veśavāṭaवेशवाटveśa—vāṭa n. house and court, [Daś.]
veśavadhūवेशवधूveśa—vadhū ([Hariv.]) f. a common woman, harlot.
veśayoṣitवेशयोषित्veśa—yoṣit ([Hariv.]) f. a harlot, prostitute.
veśabhagīnaवेशभगीनveśa—bhagī́na mf(A)n. (an expression applied to Sarasvatī), [MaitrS.] (viśobh°, [ĀpŚr.]; cf. veśo-bh°, [Pāṇ. iv, 4, 132]).
veśabhaginīवेशभगिनीveśa—bhaginī f. N. of Sarasvatī, [Kāṭh.] (cf. next).
veśavanitāवेशवनिताveśa—vanitā ([Mudr.]) f. a common woman, harlot.
veśayamanaवेशयमनveśa—yámana mfn. ruling or managing people, [MaitrS.]; [Kāṭh.]
veśa—yámana n. the act of ruling &c., [ib.]
veśayuvatiवेशयुवतिveśa—yuvati ([Bhar.]) f. a harlot, prostitute.
veśakulastrīवेशकुलस्त्रीveśa—kula—strī f. a common woman, [Bhar.]