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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वचस्vacasn.A speech, word, sentence; उवाच धात्र्या प्रथमोदितं वचः R.3.25,47; इत्यव्यभिचारि तद्वचः Ku.5. 36; वचस्तत्र…
1. A speech, word, sentence; उवाच धात्र्या प्रथमोदितं वचः R.3.25,47; इत्यव्यभिचारि तद्वचः Ku.5. 36; वचस्तत्र प्रयोक्तव्यं यत्रोक्तं लभते फलम् Subhāṣ.
2. A command, order, precept, injunction.
3. Advice, counsel.
4. A hymn.
5. Singing, a song of birds.
6. (In Grammar) Number.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कर
  
  Adjective
  
  obedient, compliant.
  
  executing the orders of another.
- -क्रमः discourse.
- -ग्रहः the ear.
- -प्रवृत्तिः Feminine an attempt at speaking; अव्यक्तवर्णरमणीयवचःप्रवृत्तीन् Ś.7.17.
- -मार्गातीत Adjective greater than words can tell.
- -हरः an emissary, a messenger; अभिधत्ते स्म वचो वचोहरः Śi.16.38.
In the Gita2·10 10·1 11·1 18·64

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः ॥

senayorubhayormadhye viṣīdantamidaṁ vacaḥ. — To him thus depressed and discouraged, Hrishikesha, smiling as it were, O Bharata, spoke these words between the two armies. 2·10
- वचःvacaḥaccusative plural of the neuter noun vacas (word, speech).
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अवचस्करavacaskaraa.Not speaking, silent, taciturn.

Not speaking, silent, taciturn.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

वचस्vacas[vák-as] n. speech; word; injunction, command; counsel; language; song (of birds): -kri, follow the advice of…

[vák-as] neuter speech; word; injunction, command; counsel; language; song (of birds): -kri, follow the advice of (genitive); vak asâ mama, on my advice.

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अलमर्थवचस्alamarthavacas[alam-artha-vakas] n. prohibi tive word, negative.

[alam-artha-vakas] neuter prohibi tive word, negative.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वचस्vacasn. (for 2. see p. 914, col. 2) speech, voice, word RV. &c. (˚चसाम्पतिः N. of Br2ihaspati बृहस्पति Laghuj.)
1. neuter gender (for 2. see page and participle 914, column 2) speech, voice, word fg-veda etc. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedचसाम्पतिः Name of Br2ihaspati बृहस्पति Laghuj.)
2. neuter gender singing, song (of birds) R2itus.
3. neuter gender advice, direction, command, order MBh. Ka1v. etc. (वचह्-√कृ, with genitive case, "to follow the advice of"; वचसा मम, "on my advice")
4. neuter gender an oracular utterance (declarative of some future fate or destiny) VarBr2S.
5. neuter gender a sentence Lexicographers
6. neuter gender (in gram.) number (see द्वि-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).
7. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (for 1. see page and participle 912, column 3) in अध्/ओवचस्, quod vide
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अलमर्थवचस्alamarthavacasn. a word of refusal or prohibition, S3is3. x, 75

neuter gender a word of refusal or prohibition, S3is3. x, 75

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अवचस्करavacaskaramfn. silent, not speaking.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective silent, not speaking.

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आत्तवचस्āttavacas(/आत्त-) mfn. destitute of speech S3Br. iii.

(/आत्त-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective destitute of speech S3Br. iii.

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कलवचस्kalavacasmfn. speaking sweetly, singing L.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective speaking sweetly, singing Lexicographers

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गाढवचस्gāḍhavacasm. "making a penetrating sound", a frog Gal.

masculine gender "making a penetrating sound", a frog Gal.

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