vaṃśá m. (derivation doubtful) the bamboo cane or any cane (accord. to, [L.] also ‘sugarcane’ and ‘Shorea Robusta’), [RV.] &c. &c.
the upper timbers or beams of a house, the rafters or laths fastened to the beams (of a roof; cf. prācīna-v°), [AV.] &c. &c.
a cross-beam, joist, joint, [VarBṛS.]
a reed-pipe, flute, fife, [Kāv.]; [Rājat.]
the back-bone, spine, [VarBṛS.]; [BhP.]
a hollow or tubular bone, [R. (B.)], Sch.
the upper nasal bone, [L.]
the central projecting part of a scimitar or sabre, [VarBṛS.]
the line of a pedigree or genealogy (from its resemblance to the succession of joints in a bamboo), lineage, race, family, stock, [ŚBr.] &c. &c. (esp. a noble race, a dynasty of kings, a list of teachers &c.; cf. [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 19], Sch.)
offspring, a son, [BhP.]
(ifc.) a succession or collection of similar things, assemblage multitude, host (as of chariots, stars &c.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
a partic. measure of length (= 10 Hastas), [Līl.]
a partic. musical note, [Śiś.]
pride, arrogance, [Vās.]
bamboo-manna, [L.]
N. of Viṣṇu, [L.]