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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for वचनम्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वचनम्vacanamThe act of speaking, uttering. saying.

    [वच्-ल्युट्]

    1. The act of speaking, uttering. saying.
    2. Speech, an utterance, words (spoken), sentence; ननु वक्तृविशेषनिःस्पृहा गुणगृह्या वचने विपश्रितः Ki.2. 5; प्रीतः प्रीतिप्रमुखवचनं स्वागतं व्याजहार Me.4.
    3. Repeating, recitation.
    4. A text, dictum, rule, precept, a passage of a sacred book; शास्त्रवचनम्, श्रुतिवचनम्, स्मृति- वचनम् etc.
    5. An order, a command, direction; शुश्रूषां गौरवं चैव प्रमाणं वचनक्रियाम् (कुर्यात्) Rām.2.12.26; मद्वच- नात् 'in my name', 'by my order'.
    6. Advice, counsel, instruction.
    7. Declaration, affirmation.
    8. Pronunciation (of a letter) (in Grammar).
    9. The signification or meaning of a word; अत्र पयोधरशब्दः मेघवचनः.
    10. Number (in Grammar); (there are three numbers, singular, dual and plural).
    11. Dry ginger.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अवक्षेपः abusive speech.

    • -उपक्रमः introduction, exordium.

    • -उपन्यासः suggestive speech, insinuation.

    • -कर Adjective obedient, doing what is ordered. (-रः) the author or enunciator of a rule or precept.

    • -कारिन् Adjective obeying orders, obedient.

    • -क्रमः discourse.

    • -क्रिया obedience; यथा पितरि शुश्रूषा तस्य वा वचनक्रिया Rām.2.19.22;2.12.26.

    • -गोचर Adjective forming a subject of conversation.

    • -गौरवम् deference to a command.

    • -ग्राहिन् Adjective obedient, compliant, submissive.

    • -पटु Adjective eloquent.

    • -मात्रम् mere words, unsupported assertion.

    • -विरोधः inconsistency of precepts, contradiction or incongruity of texts.

    • -व्यक्तिः

      1. Feminine
      2. The exact implication of a statement (id est, that is the exact specification of its उद्देशपद and विधेयपद); अन्या हि वचनव्यक्तिर्विधीयमानस्य, अन्या गुणेन संबध्यमानस्य ŚB. on MS.3.1.12. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभेदः divergence in the implication of the statement; न च विधेर्विधिनैकवाक्यभावो भवति । वचनव्यक्ति- भेदात् ŚB. on MS.6.1.5.
      3. interpretation; यदा अनुवादपक्षस्तदा आहिताग्नेः । यदा विधिपक्षः तदा अनाहिताग्नेः । उभयथा वचनव्यक्तिः प्रतीयते ŚB. on MS.6.8.8.

    • -शतम् a hundred speeches, id est, that is repeated declaration, reiterated assertion.

    • -सहायः a companion in conversation.

    • -स्थित Adjective (वचने- स्थित also) obedient, compliant.

    Source: Apte

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