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vāmadeva

vāmá—deva (vāmá-), m. N. of an ancient Ṛṣi (having the patr. gautama, author of the hymns, [RV. iv, 1]-[41]; [45]-[48], comprising nearly the whole fourth Maṇḍala; pl. his family), [RV.] &c. &c.

of minister of Daśa-ratha, [MBh.]; [R.]

of a king, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]

of a son of Nārāyaṇa (father of Viśva-nātha), [Cat.]

of a lawyer, a poet &c. (also with upādhyāya and bhaṭṭā-cārya), [ib.]

of a form of Śiva, [Hariv.]; [BhP.]

of a demon presiding over a partic. disease, [Hariv.]

of a mountain in Śālmala-dvīpa, [BhP.]

of the third day or Kalpa in the month of Brahmā (see under kalpa)

vāmá—deva mf(I)n. relating to the Ṛṣi Vāma-deva, [MBh.]