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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वैशसvaiśasaa.Causing death or destruction; दृष्टाऽसि युधि सम्बाधे प्रवृत्ते वैशसेऽहनि Mb.5.76.15.

    Causing death or destruction; दृष्टाऽसि युधि सम्बाधे प्रवृत्ते वैशसेऽहनि Mb.5.76.15.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -सम्

      1. Destruction, slaughter, butchery; ददर्श यदुवीराणामापाने वैशसं महत् Mb.1.2.58; विधिना कृतमर्धवैशसम् Ku.4.31; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.24; 6.4.
      2. Distress, torment, pain, suffering, hardship; सर्पवृश्चिकदंशाद्यैर्दशद्भिश्चात्मैवशसम् Bhāg.3.3.26;8.7.37; उपरोधवैशसम् Mu.2; धिगुच्छ्वसितवैशसम् Māl.9.35.
      3. Violence (हिंसा); Bhāg.5.9.15.
      4. Name of a hell; Bhāg.4.25.53.
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  2. अतिवैशसativaiśasaa.Very intense; आततायिभिरुत्सृष्टा हिंस्रा वाचोऽतिवैशसाः Bhāg.3.19.21.

    Very intense; आततायिभिरुत्सृष्टा हिंस्रा वाचोऽतिवैशसाः Bhāg.3.19.21.

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  3. वैशसनम्vaiśasanam= वैशसम्; see above; असुराणां प्लवङ्गानामत्र वैशसनं महत् A.Rām.6.14.3.

    Equivalent to वैशसम्; see above; असुराणां प्लवङ्गानामत्र वैशसनं महत् Atmanepada Rām.6.14.3.

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  4. वैशस्त्रम्vaiśastram1 Defencelessness.
    1. 1 Defencelessness.
    2. Government, rule.
    3. The state of being unarmed.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वैशसvaiśasa[vaisasa] a. [visasa] bringing death (day); n. slaughter, butchery; war, strife; outrage; destruction…

    [vaisasa] adjective [visasa] bringing death (day); neuter slaughter, butchery; war, strife; outrage; destruction; distress, calamity; ruin (of affection).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वैशसvaiśasamfn. (fr. a form वि-शस, derived fr. वि-√शस्; cf. वि-शसन) causing death or destruction MBh.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (from a form वि-शस, derived from वि-√शस्; confer, compare वि-शसन) causing death or destruction MBh.
    2. neuter gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) rending in pieces MW.
    3. neuter gender slaughter, butchery, war, strife, injury, hurt, outrage, distress, calamity, ruin (with प्रेम्णः, ruin of affection) MBh. Hariv. Ka1v. etc.
    4. neuter gender the hell BhP.
    5. neuter gender Name of a hell ibidem
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  2. अतिवैशसativaiśasamfn. very adverse or destructive.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very adverse or destructive.

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  3. अर्धवैशसardhavaiśasan. h˚alf a murder, Kum.

    neuter gender h˚alf a murder, Kum.

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  4. वैशस्त्यvaiśastyan. (fr. वि-शस्ति) Gan2ar.

    neuter gender (from वि-शस्ति) Gan2ar.

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  5. वैशस्त्रvaiśastramfn. (fr. वि-शसितृ [विशस्तृ]) Pa1n2. 4-4, 49 Va1rtt. 2
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (from वि-शसितृ [विशस्तृ]) Pa1n2. 4-4, 49 vArttika 2
    2. neuter gender government, sway, rule W.
    3. neuter gender (from वि-शस्त्र) the state of being unarmed Lexicographers
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