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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वाङ्मयvāṅmayaa.(-यी f.)
    1. (-यी Feminine)
    2. Consisting of words; लिपेर्यथावद्- ग्रहणेन वाङ्मयं नदीमुखेनेव समुद्रमाविशत् R.3.28; इत्येषा वाङ्मयी पूजा श्रीमच्छंकरपादयोः Śiva-mahimna 4.
    3. Relating to speech or words; Ms.12.6; स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते Bg.17.15.
    4. Endowed with speech; अयमात्मा वाङ्मयो मनोमयः प्राणमयः Bṛi. Up.1.5.3.
    5. Eloquent, rhetorical, oratorical.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -यम्

      1. Speech, language; म्यरस्तजभ्नगैर्लान्तैरेभिर्दशभिरक्षरैः । समस्तं वाङ्मयं व्याप्तं त्रैलोक्यमिव विष्णुना Chand. M.1.7; द्विधाप्रयुक्तेन च वाङ्मयेन सरस्वती तन्मि- थुनं नुनाव Ku.7.9; Śi.2.72.
      2. Eloquence.
      3. Rhetoric.

    • -यी The goddess Sarasvatī.

    In the Gita17·15

    स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते ॥

    svādhyāyābhyasanaṁ caiva vāṅmayaṁ tapa ucyate. — Speech causing no trouble to others, true, kind and beneficial, the study of Scripture, are called the askesis of speech. 17·15
    • वाङ्मयम्vāṅmayamnominative singular of the neuter form of the adjective vāṅmaya (speech).
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वाङ्मयvāṅmayamf(ई)n. consisting of speech, depending on sp speech, whose essence is sp speech, relating to sp speech (also…
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender consisting of speech, depending on sp speech, whose essence is sp speech, relating to sp speech (also 690130 -त्व neuter gender) S3Br. VS. Pra1t. ChUp. etc.
    2. mf(ई)neuter gender eloquent, rhetorical W.
    3. neuter gender sp speech, language Kum.
    4. neuter gender eloquence, rhetoric, manner of sp speech RPra1t. Sa1h. etc.
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  2. वाङ्मयत्वvāṅmayatvan. 190130

    neuter gender 190130

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  3. वाङ्मयदेवताvāṅmayadevatāf. the goddess of sp speech Sin6ha7s.

    feminine the goddess of sp speech Sin6ha7s.

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  4. वाङ्मयविवेकvāṅmayavivekam. N. of wk.

    masculine gender Name of work

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  5. वाङ्मयाधिकृतताvāṅmayādhikṛtatāf. the state of presiding over sp speech or eloquence (said of the goddess of sp speech) MW.

    feminine the state of presiding over sp speech or eloquence (said of the goddess of sp speech) MW.

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  6. वाङ्मयीvāṅmayīf. the goddess of speech, Sarasvati1 सरस्वती L.

    feminine the goddess of speech, Sarasvati1 सरस्वती Lexicographers

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  7. सर्ववाङ्मयsarvavāṅmayamf(ई)n. containing all speech, entirely consisting of speech BhP. Cat.

    mf(ई)neuter gender containing all speech, entirely consisting of speech BhP. catalogue or catalogues

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