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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 वचस्

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वचस्vacasn.A speech, word, sentence; उवाच धात्र्या प्रथमोदितं वचः R.3.25,47; इत्यव्यभिचारि तद्वचः Ku.5. 36; वचस्तत्र…
    1. A speech, word, sentence; उवाच धात्र्या प्रथमोदितं वचः R.3.25,47; इत्यव्यभिचारि तद्वचः Ku.5. 36; वचस्तत्र प्रयोक्तव्यं यत्रोक्तं लभते फलम् Subhāṣ.
    2. A command, order, precept, injunction.
    3. Advice, counsel.
    4. A hymn.
    5. Singing, a song of birds.
    6. (In Grammar) Number.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कर

      1. Adjective
      2. obedient, compliant.
      3. executing the orders of another.

    • -क्रमः discourse.

    • -ग्रहः the ear.

    • -प्रवृत्तिः Feminine an attempt at speaking; अव्यक्तवर्णरमणीयवचःप्रवृत्तीन् Ś.7.17.

    • -मार्गातीत Adjective greater than words can tell.

    • -हरः an emissary, a messenger; अभिधत्ते स्म वचो वचोहरः Śi.16.38.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वचस्vacasn. (for 2. see p. 914, col. 2) speech, voice, word RV. &c. (˚चसाम्पतिः N. of Br2ihaspati बृहस्पति Laghuj.)
    1. neuter gender (for 2. see page and participle 914, column 2) speech, voice, word fg-veda etc. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedचसाम्पतिः Name of Br2ihaspati बृहस्पति Laghuj.)
    2. neuter gender singing, song (of birds) R2itus.
    3. neuter gender advice, direction, command, order MBh. Ka1v. etc. (वचह्-√कृ, with genitive case, "to follow the advice of"; वचसा मम, "on my advice")
    4. neuter gender an oracular utterance (declarative of some future fate or destiny) VarBr2S.
    5. neuter gender a sentence Lexicographers
    6. neuter gender (in gram.) number (see द्वि-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).
    7. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (for 1. see page and participle 912, column 3) in अध्/ओवचस्, quod vide
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वचस्vacas[vák-as] n. speech; word; injunction, command; counsel; language; song (of birds): -kri, follow the advice of…

    [vák-as] neuter speech; word; injunction, command; counsel; language; song (of birds): -kri, follow the advice of (genitive); vak asâ mama, on my advice.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · वचस्

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