Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

[वद्-णिनि]

1. Speaking, talking, discoursing.
2. Asserting.
3. Disputing.
4. Designating, designated as; यत्र यत्र वनोद्देशे सत्त्वाः पुरुषवादिनः । वृक्षाः पुरुष- नामानस्ते सर्वे स्त्रीजनाभवन् ॥ Rām.7.87.13.
5. Talking pleasantly; Rām.2.36.3 (com. वादिन्यः परचित्ता- कर्षकवचनचतुराः). -Masculine
6. A speaker.
7. A disputant, an antagonist; तस्याङ्गीकरणेन वादिन इव स्यात् स्वामिनो निग्रहः Mu.5.1; R.12.92.
8. An accuser, a plaintiff.
9. An expounder, a teacher.
10. (In music) The leading or key-note.
11. An alchemist.

1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective saying, discoursing, speaking, talking, speaking or talking about (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' or sometimes with accusative of object), declaring, proclaiming, denoting, designating (or sometimes Equivalent to designated as, addressed by a title etc.) Mn. MBh. etc.
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective producing sounds S3a1n3khS3r.
3. masculine gender a speaker, asserter, (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') the teacher or propounder, or adherent of any doctrine or theory MaitrUp. S3am2k. Sarvad.
4. masculine gender a disputant MBh. Hariv. etc.
5. masculine gender a plaintiff, accuser, prosecutor (dual number plaintiff and defendant) Ya1jn5. Na1r.
6. masculine gender an alchemist Ka1lac.
7. masculine gender a player on any musical instrument, musician (see feminine), the leading or key-note W.
8. masculine gender Name of Buddha बुद्ध (as "the disputant") Lexicographers
9. masculine gender (probably) Name of a commentator or commentary on the Amara-kosha अमर-कोष .