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Entry वद्

वद्vadTo cause to speak or say.
1. To cause to speak or say.
2. To cause to sound, play on a musical instrument; वीणामिव वादयन्ती Vikr.1.1; वादयते मृदु वेणुम् Gīt.5.
3. To speak, recite.
Derived forms and compounds
- वद् vad
  
  1 Parasmaipada (वदति, but Ātm. in certain senses and with certain prepositions; see below; उवाद, अवादीत्, वदिष्यति, व दितुम्, उदित; Passive उद्यते Desiderative विवदिषति)
  
  To say, speak utter, address, speak to; वद प्रदोषे स्फुटचन्द्रतारका विभावरी यद्यरुणाय कल्पते Ku.5.44; वदतां वरः R.1.59 'the foremost of the eloquent'.
  
  To announce, tell, communicate, inform; यो गोत्रादि वदति स्वयम्.
  
  To speak of, describe; आश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः Bg.2.29.
  
  To lay down, state; श्रुतिस्मृत्युदितं धर्ममनुतिष्ठन् हि मानवः Ms.2.9;4.14.
  
  To name, call; वदन्ति वर्ण्यावर्ण्यानां धर्मैक्यं दीपकं बुधाः Chandr.5. 45; तदप्यपाकीर्णमतः प्रियवदां वदन्त्यपर्णेति च तां पुराविदः Ku.5. 28.
  
  To indicate, bespeak; कृतज्ञतामस्य वदन्ति संपदः Ki. 1.14.
  
  To raise the voice, utter a cry, sing; कोकिलः पञ्चमेन वदति; वदन्ति मधुरा वाचः; etc.
  
  To show brilliance or proficiency in, be an authority of (Ātm.); शास्त्रे वदते Sk., पाणिनिर्वदते Vop.
  
  To shine, look splendid or bright (Ātm.); लङ्का समाविशद् रात्रौ वदमानोऽरिदुर्गमाम् Bk. 8.27.
  
  To maintain, affirm.
  
  To toil, exert, labour (Ātm.); क्षेत्रे वदते Sk. -Causal (वादयति, ते)
In the Gita2·29 2·36 2·42 5·4 3·2 8·11 10·14

आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेनम् आश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः ।

āścaryavatpaśyati kaścidenam āścaryavadvadati tathaiva cānyaḥ, — One sees it as a mystery or one speaks of it or hears of it as a mystery, but none knows it. That (the Self, the One, the Divine) we look on and speak… 2·29
- वदतिvadatipresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root vad (to say, speak).
- वदिष्यन्तिvadiṣyantifut. 3rd person plural of the verbal root vad (to say, speak).
- प्रवदन्तिpravadantipresent 3rd person plural of the verbal root vad (to speak) with the prefix pra (to declare).
- वदvadaimperative 2nd person singular of the verbal root vad (to say, speak).
- वदन्तिvadantipresent 3rd person plural of the verbal root vad (to say, speak).
- वदसिvadasipresent 2nd person singular of the verbal root vad (to say, speak).
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