वच्vacI. 2 P. (Ā. also in non-conjugational tenses; in conjugational tenses it is said to be defective in the third…
- I. 2 Parasmaipada (Ā. also in non-conjugational tenses; in conjugational tenses it is said to be defective in the third person plural by some authorities, or in the whole plural by others; वक्ति, उवाच, अवोचत्, वक्ष्यति, वक्तुम्, उक्त)
- To say, speak; वैराग्यादिव वक्षि K. Parasmaipada1; (Often times with two. Accusative); तामूचतुस्ते प्रियमप्यमिथ्या R.14.6; sometimes with accusative of words meaning 'speech'; उवाच धात्र्या प्रथमोदितं वचः R.3.25;2.59; क एवं वक्ष्यते वाक्यम् Rām.
- To relate, describe; रघूणामन्वयं वक्ष्ये R.1.9.
- To tell, communicate, announce, declare; उच्यतां मद्वचनात्सारथिः Ś.2; Me.1.
- To name, call; तदेकसप्ततिगुणं मन्वन्तरमिहोच्यते Ms.1.79.
- To signify, denote (as sense).
- To recite, repeat.
- To censure; reproach; वृत्तिविज्ञानवान् धीरः कस्तं वा वक्तुमर्हति Mb. 12.132.6. -II. 1 Parasmaipada To inform, to tell; Latin D. B.-Causal (वाचयति-ते)
- To cause to speak.
- To go over, read, peruse; वाचयति नान्यलिखितं लिखितमनेन वाचयति नान्यः । अयमपरोऽस्य विशेषः स्वयमपि लिखितं स्वयं न वाचयति ॥ Subhāṣ.
- To say, tell, declare.
- To promise.-Desid. (विवक्षति) To wish to speak, intend to say (something); विवक्षता दोषमपि च्युतात्मना त्वयैकमीशं प्रति साधु भाषितम् Ku.5.81.
Source: Apte