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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वशाvaśāA woman.

    [वश्-अच्]

    1. A woman.
    2. A wife.
    3. A daughter.
    4. A husband's sister.
    5. A cow.
    6. A barren woman; वशाऽपुत्रासु चैवं स्याद्रक्षणं निष्कुलासु च Ms.8.28.
    7. A barren cow.
    8. A female elephant; स्त्रीरत्नेषु ममोर्वशी प्रियतमा यूथे तवेयं वशा V.4.25.
    9. A harlot; Latin D. B.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -पायिन् Masculine a dog; Latin D. B.

    • -लोभः A method of catching elephants by seducing them with females; Mātaṅga Latin1.7.

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  2. अवशाavaśāVed. Not a cow, a bad cow; य एनामवशामाह देवानां निहितं निधिम् Av.12.4.17.

    Vedic Not a cow, a bad cow; य एनामवशामाह देवानां निहितं निधिम् Av.12.4.17.

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  3. अवशातनम्avaśātanam1 Destroying, cutting or lopping off.
    1. 1 Destroying, cutting or lopping off.
    2. Withering, drying up.
    3. Emaciation.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वशाvaśā[vas-ấ] f. [lowing: √vâs] cow (V.); barren cow; female elephant (C.).

    [vas-ấ] feminine; also equal for [lowing: √vâs] cow (Veda, Vedic); barren cow; female elephant (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वशाvaśāf. (rather fr. √वाश्, as "the lowing animal", than fr. √वश्) a cow (esp. barren) RV. AV. Br. Gr2S3rS.
    1. feminine (rather from √वाश्, as "the lowing animal", than from √वश्) a cow (especially barren) fg-veda AV. Breton Gr2S3rS.
    2. feminine (with /अवी) a ewe TS. TBr.
    3. feminine a female elephant Vikr. Katha1s.
    4. feminine a barren woman Mn. viii, 28
    5. feminine any woman or wife Lexicographers
    6. feminine a daughter Lexicographers
    7. feminine Premna Spinosa and Longifolia Lexicographers [confer, compare according to to some, Latin vacca .]
    8. feminine see below
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  2. अन्तवशायिन्antavaśāyinm. a barber L.
    1. masculine gender a barber Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender a Ca1n2d2a1la चाण्डाल Ma1rkP. etc. confer, compare अन्ते-वसायिन्
    3. masculine gender Name of a Muni मुनि Lexicographers
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  3. अभिनवशाकटायनabhinavaśākaṭāyanam. the modern S3a1kat2a1yana शाकटायन .

    masculine gender the modern S3a1kat2a1yana शाकटायन .

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  4. अर्धवशाardhavaśāf. half a cow MaitrS.

    feminine half a cow MaitrS.

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  5. अवशाavaśāf. not a cow, a bad cow AV. xii, 4, 17 and 42. 17 and 42

    feminine not a cow, a bad cow AV. xii, 4, 17 and 42. 17 and 42

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  6. अवशातनavaśātanan. (√शद्, Caus.), withering, drying up Sus3r.

    neuter gender (√शद्, Causal), withering, drying up Sus3r.

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