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Apte Dictionary

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

वच्vacI. 2 P. (Ā. also in non-conjugational tenses; in conjugational tenses it is said to be defective in the third…
1. I. 2 Parasmaipada (Ā. also in non-conjugational tenses; in conjugational tenses it is said to be defective in the third person plural by some authorities, or in the whole plural by others; वक्ति, उवाच, अवोचत्, वक्ष्यति, वक्तुम्, उक्त)
2. To say, speak; वैराग्यादिव वक्षि K. Parasmaipada1; (Often times with two. Accusative); तामूचतुस्ते प्रियमप्यमिथ्या R.14.6; sometimes with accusative of words meaning 'speech'; उवाच धात्र्या प्रथमोदितं वचः R.3.25;2.59; क एवं वक्ष्यते वाक्यम् Rām.
3. To relate, describe; रघूणामन्वयं वक्ष्ये R.1.9.
4. To tell, communicate, announce, declare; उच्यतां मद्वचनात्सारथिः Ś.2; Me.1.
5. To name, call; तदेकसप्ततिगुणं मन्वन्तरमिहोच्यते Ms.1.79.
6. To signify, denote (as sense).
7. To recite, repeat.
8. To censure; reproach; वृत्तिविज्ञानवान् धीरः कस्तं वा वक्तुमर्हति Mb. 12.132.6. -II. 1 Parasmaipada To inform, to tell; Latin D. B.-Causal (वाचयति-ते)
9. To cause to speak.
10. To go over, read, peruse; वाचयति नान्यलिखितं लिखितमनेन वाचयति नान्यः । अयमपरोऽस्य विशेषः स्वयमपि लिखितं स्वयं न वाचयति ॥ Subhāṣ.
11. To say, tell, declare.
12. To promise.-Desid. (विवक्षति) To wish to speak, intend to say (something); विवक्षता दोषमपि च्युतात्मना त्वयैकमीशं प्रति साधु भाषितम् Ku.5.81.
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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca — Dhritarashtra said:- On the field of Kurukshetra, the field of the working out of the Dharma, gathered together, eager for battle, what did they, O… 1·1
- उवाचuvācaperfect 3rd person singular of the verbal root vac (to say, speak)
- उक्त्वाuktvāindeclinable past participle or gerund form of the verbal root vac (to speak).
- उच्यतेucyatepassive 3rd person singular of the verbal root vac (to speak).
- प्रवक्ष्यामिpravakṣyāmifut. 1st person singular of the verbal root vac (to speak) with the prefix pra.
- वक्ष्यामिvakṣyāmifut. 1st person singular of the verbal root vac (to say, speak).
- प्रवक्ष्येpravakṣyefut. 1st person singular of the verbal root vac (to speak) with the prefix pra (to declare) irregularly treated as an ātma. Verbal root.
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अधिवच्adhivac2 P. To speak in favour of, advocate, side with.

2 Parasmaipada To speak in favour of, advocate, side with.

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अनवच्छिन्नanavacchinnaa.Not bounded or marked off, not separated or cut.
1. Not bounded or marked off, not separated or cut.
2. Unlimited, immoderate, excessive.
3. Undefined; दिक्कालादिdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied Bh.2.1;3.1; undiscriminated, unmodified.
4. Uninterrupted, continuous.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वच्vaccl.2 P. (Dha1tup. xxiv, 55) वक्ति (occurs only in sg. वच्मि, वक्षि, वक्ति, and Impv. वक्तु; Ved. also cl.3 P.…

class2 Parasmaipada (Dha1tup. xxiv, 55) वक्ति (occurs only in sg. वच्मि, वक्षि, वक्ति, and imperative वक्तु; Vedic or Veda also class3 Parasmaipada व्/इवक्ति; perfect tense उव्/आच, ऊज् fg-veda etc.; उव्/अक्थ AV.; ववाच, ववक्ष्/ए fg-veda; Aorist अवोचत्, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedचत fg-veda etc.; in Veda वेद also subjunctive वोचति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते, वेचाति; Potential वोच्/एत्, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedचेत; imperative वोचतु; Prec. उच्यासम् Breton; future वक्त्/आ ibidem etc.; वक्ष्य्/अति fg-veda etc.; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते MBh.; Conditional अवक्ष्यत् Breton Up.; infinitive mood वा*क्तुम् Breton etc.; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतवे fg-veda; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतोस् Breton; indeclinablepage and participle उक्त्व्/आ Breton etc.; -/उच्य ibidem), to speak, say, tell, utter, announce, declare, mention, proclaim, recite, describe (with accusative with or without प्रति dative case or genitive case of person, and accusative of thing; often with double accusative exempli gratia, 'for example' तम् इदं वाक्यम् उवाच, "he spoke this speech to him"; with double accusative also "to name, call" Atmane-pada with nom; "one's self"; with पुनर्, "to speak again, repeat"; or "to answer, reply") fg-veda etc.; to reproach, revile (accusative) Hariv. R. : Passive voice उच्य्/अते (Aorist अवाचि, or in later language अवोचि), to be spoken or said or told or uttered etc. fg-veda etc. (यद् उच्यते, "what the saying is"); to resound fg-veda; to be called or accounted, be regarded as, pass for (nominative case Lexicographers also locative case) Mn. MBh. etc.: Causal वाचयति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते (Potential वाचयीत A1s3vGr2.; Aorist अवीवचत्; Passive voice वाच्यते), to cause to say or speak or recite or pronounce (with, double accusative; often the object is to be supplied) Breton Gr2S. MBh. etc.; to cause anything written or printed to speak id est to read out loud Hariv. Ka1v. Katha1s. etc.; (Dha1tup. xxxiv, 35) to say, tell, declare Bhat2t2.; to promise MBh. : Desiderative विवक्षति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते (Passive voice विवक्ष्यते), to desire to say or speak or recite or proclaim or declare MBh. Ka1v. etc.; (Passive voice) to be meant S3am2k. Sarvad. : Intensive (only /अवावचीत्) to call or cry aloud fg-veda x, 102, 6. [confer, compare Greek ἐπ for ϝεπ in ἔπος, ὄψ, ὄσσα etc.; Latin vocare, vox; German gi-waht, gi-wahinnen, er-wähnen .]

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अच्छावच्acchāvacto invite RV.

to invite fg-veda

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अतिवच्ativacto blame, to speak too loudly either in blaming or praising.

to blame, to speak too loudly either in blaming or praising.

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अधिवच्adhivac(aor. Imper. 2. sg. -वोचा, 2 du. -वोचतम्, 2. pl. -वोचत) to speak in favour of, advocate RV. VS.

(Aorist Imper. 2. sg. -वोचा, 2 dual number -वोचतम्, 2. plural -वोचत) to speak in favour of, advocate fg-veda VS.

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अनवच्छित्तिanavacchittif. uninterruptedness, TBr.

feminine uninterruptedness, TBr.

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Dhātupāṭha

Dhātupāṭha — the verbal roots of Sanskrit

वच्vac10P 2Pto speak, say, tell

Entries in the Dhātupāṭha

वच्^अ परिभाषणे

Class 10P · Parasmaipada · युज्-आदि gaṇa

to speak, say, tell

वच्^अ परिभाषणे

Class 2P · Parasmaipada

to speak, say, tell

Paradigms in the source19 tables

Present (laṭ)Source: HNV

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	वक्ति	वक्तः	-- --
2nd	वक्षि	वक्थः	वक्थ
1st	वच्मि	वच्वः	वच्मः

Optative (vidhi-liṅ) · parasmaipadaSource: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	वच्यात्	वच्याताम्	वच्युः
2nd	वच्याः	वच्यातम्	वच्यात
1st	वच्याम्	वच्याव	वच्याम

Imperative (loṭ) · parasmaipadaSource: HNV

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	वक्तु वक्तात्	वक्ताम्	-- --
2nd	वग्धि वक्तात्	वक्तम्	वक्त
1st	वचानि	वचाव	वचाम

Imperfect (laṅ) · parasmaipadaSource: HNV

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	अवक्	अवक्ताम्	-- --
2nd	अवक्	अवक्तम्	अवक्त
1st	अवचम्	अवच्व	अवच्म

Aorist (luṅ) · parasmaipadaSource: HNV

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	अवोचत्	अवोचताम्	अवोचन्
2nd	अवोचः	अवोचतम्	अवोचत
1st	अवोचम्	अवोचाव	अवोचाम

Perfect (liṭ) · parasmaipadaSource: HNV

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	उवाच	ऊचतुः	ऊचुः
2nd	उवचिथ उवक्थ	ऊचथुः	ऊच
1st	उवाच उवच	ऊचिव	ऊचिम

Benedictive (āśīr-liṅ) · parasmaipadaSource: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	उच्यात्	उच्यास्ताम्	उच्यासुः
2nd	उच्याः	उच्यास्तम्	उच्यास्त
1st	उच्यासम्	उच्यास्व	उच्यास्म

Periphrastic future (luṭ) · parasmaipadaSource: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	वक्ता	वक्तारौ	वक्तारः
2nd	वक्तासि	वक्तास्थः	वक्तास्थ
1st	वक्तास्मि	वक्तास्वः	वक्तास्मः

Future (lṛṭ) · parasmaipadaSource: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	वक्ष्यति	वक्ष्यतः	वक्ष्यन्ति
2nd	वक्ष्यसि	वक्ष्यथः	वक्ष्यथ
1st	वक्ष्यामि	वक्ष्यावः	वक्ष्यामः

Conditional (lṛṅ) · parasmaipadaSource: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	अवक्ष्यत्	अवक्ष्यताम्	अवक्ष्यन्
2nd	अवक्ष्यः	अवक्ष्यतम्	अवक्ष्यत
1st	अवक्ष्यम्	अवक्ष्याव	अवक्ष्याम

karmaṇi

Present (laṭ) · passive (karmaṇi)Source: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	उच्यते	उच्येते	उच्यन्ते
2nd	उच्यसे	उच्येथे	उच्यध्वे
1st	उच्ये	उच्यावहे	उच्यामहे

Optative (vidhi-liṅ) · passive (karmaṇi)Source: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	उच्येत	उच्येयाताम्	उच्येरन्
2nd	उच्येथाः	उच्येयाथाम्	उच्येध्वम्
1st	उच्येय	उच्येवहि	उच्येमहि

Imperative (loṭ) · passive (karmaṇi)Source: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	उच्यताम्	उच्येताम्	उच्यन्ताम्
2nd	उच्यस्व	उच्येथाम्	उच्यध्वम्
1st	उच्यै	उच्यावहै	उच्यामहै

Imperfect (laṅ) · passive (karmaṇi)Source: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	औच्यत	औच्येताम्	औच्यन्त
2nd	औच्यथाः	औच्येथाम्	औच्यध्वम्
1st	औच्ये	औच्यावहि	औच्यामहि

Aorist (luṅ) · passive (karmaṇi)Source: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	अवाचि	अवक्षाताम्	अवक्षत
2nd	अवक्ष्ठाः	अवक्षाथाम्	अवग्ध्वम् अवग्ढ्वम्
1st	अवक्षि	अवक्ष्वहि	अवक्ष्महि

Perfect (liṭ) · passive (karmaṇi)Source: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	ऊचे	ऊचाते	ऊचिरे
2nd	ऊचिषे	ऊचाथे	ऊचिध्वे
1st	ऊचे	ऊचिवहे	ऊचिमहे

Benedictive (āśīr-liṅ) · passive (karmaṇi)Source: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	वक्षीष्ट	वक्षीयास्ताम्	वक्षीरन्
2nd	वक्षीष्ठाः	वक्षीयास्थाम्	वक्षीध्वम्
1st	वक्षीय	वक्षीवहि	वक्षीमहि

Periphrastic future (luṭ) · passive (karmaṇi)Source: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	वक्ता	वक्तारौ	वक्तारः
2nd	वक्तासे	वक्तासाथे	वक्ताध्वे
1st	वक्ताहे	वक्तास्वहे	वक्तास्महे

Future (lṛṭ) · passive (karmaṇi)Source: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	वक्ष्यते	वक्ष्येते	वक्ष्यन्ते
2nd	वक्ष्यसे	वक्ष्येथे	वक्ष्यध्वे
1st	वक्ष्ये	वक्ष्यावहे	वक्ष्यामहे

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