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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वचvacaA parrot.

    [वच्-असुन् Uṇ.4.196]

    1. A parrot.
    2. The sun.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -चा

      1. A kind of talking bird.
      2. A kind of aromatic root (Marâthî वेखंड); Mb.13.131.8.

    • -चम् Speaking, talk.

    • -अर्चः a sun-worshipper.

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  2. अधिवचनम्adhivacanam1 Advocacy, speaking in favour of (पक्षपातेन कथनं वचनम्).
    1. 1 Advocacy, speaking in favour of (पक्षपातेन कथनं वचनम्).
    2. A name, epithet, appellation.
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  3. अधिवच्adhivac2 P. To speak in favour of, advocate, side with.

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

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वचvacamfn. speaking, talking (see कु-व्˚)
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective speaking, talking (see कु-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    2. masculine gender a parrot Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender Equivalent to सूर्य, the sun Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender Equivalent to कारण Lexicographers
    5. neuter gender the act of speaking, speech (see दुर्-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).
    6. in compound for व्/अचस् .
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  2. अकवचakavacamfn. having no coat of mail AV. xi, 10, 22.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having no coat of mail AV. xi, 10, 22.

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  3. अच्छावच्acchāvacto invite RV.

    to invite fg-veda

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  4. 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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  5. अधिकार्थवचनadhikārthavacanan. exaggeration, hyperbole Pa1n2. 2-1, 33.

    neuter gender exaggeration, hyperbole Pa1n2. 2-1, 33.

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  6. अधिवचनadhivacanan. an appellation, epithet.

    neuter gender an appellation, epithet.

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  7. 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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