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vañc

(cf. √ 2. vak) cl. 1. P. ([Dhātup. vii, 7]) váñcati (Gr. also pf. vavañca; fut. vañcíta, °ciṣyati; aor. avañcīt; Prec. vacyāt; inf. vañcítum; ind.p. vañcitvā, vacitvā, or vaktvā), to move to and fro, go crookedly, totter, stagger, waver, [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; to go, go to, arrive at (acc.), [Bhaṭṭ.]; to go slyly or secretly, sneak along, [VS.]; to pass over, wander over, go astray, [MW.] : Pass. vacyáte, to move or rock to and fro, hurry along, speed, [RV.]; [AV.]; to be moved (in the heart), be poured forth, issue forth (as hymns or prayers), [RV.] : Caus. vañcayati, °te (aor. avavañcat), to move or go away from, avoid, shun, escape (mostly P. and with acc.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to cause to go astray, deceive, cheat, defraud of (instr. or abl.; in these senses more properly Ā., but sometimes also P.; Pass. vañcyate), [ib.] : Desid. vivañciṣate Gr.: Intens. vanīvacyate, vanīvañcīti, [ib.]