Vacana, 痴腻肠补苍腻: 26 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Vachana.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar1) Vacana (啶掂啶�).鈥�lit. statement; an authoritative statement made by the authors of the Sutras and the Varttikas as also of the Mahabhasya; cf. 啶呧じ啷嵿い啶� 啶灌啶え啷嵿く啶︵啶むじ啷嵿く 啶掂啶ㄠ 啶啶班く啷嬥啶ㄠぎ啷� (asti hyanyadetasya vacane prayojanam) M. Bh. on Siva Sutra 1 Vart. 1 The word is also used predicatively in the sense of 啶掂啷嵿い啶掂啶ぎ啷� (vaktavyam) by the Varttikakara; cf. 啶屶い啶� 啶� 啶掂ぞ啶掂啶ㄠぎ啷�, 啶嬥い啶� 啶� 啶掂ぞ啶掂啶ㄠぎ啷� (岣穞i 岣� v腻vacanam, 峁泃i 峁� v腻vacanam);
2) Vacana.鈥擭umber, such as 啶忇啶掂啶�, 啶︵啶掂た啶掂啶�, 啶す啷佮さ啶氞え (ekavacana, dvivacana, bahuvacana) etc.; cf. 啶掂啶ㄠぎ啷囙啶む啶掂う啷嵿さ啶苦い啷嵿さ啶す啷佮い啷嵿さ啶距え啶� (惫补肠补苍补尘别办补迟惫补诲惫颈迟惫补产补丑耻迟惫腻苍颈) Kas.on P.I.2.51 ; cf 啶侧啶た 啶啶曕啶むた啶掂う啷� 啶掂啶啷嵿い啶�-啶掂啶ㄠ 啷� 啶侧啶曕た 啶呧き啶苦ぇ啷囙く啶掂げ啷嵿げ啶苦啷嵿啶掂啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠた 啶さ啶ㄠ啶むた啷� 啶侧さ啶｀ 啶膏啶啷� 啶侧さ啶｀ぞ 啶さ啶距啷傕啷� (lupi yuktivad vyakti-vacane | luki abhidheyavalli峁単avaca苍腻ni bhavanti| lava峁嘺岣� s奴pa岣 lava峁嚹� yav腻g奴岣) M.Bh.on P.I. 2.57;
3) Vacana.鈥擡xpressive word; cf. 啶椸啶｀さ啶氞え啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶ぃ啶距う啶苦き啷嵿く啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶｀た 啶� (驳耻峁嘺惫补肠补苍补br腻hma峁嚹錮ibhya岣� karma峁噄 ca) P. V.1.124 where the Kasika explains the word 啶椸啶｀さ啶氞え (驳耻峁嘺惫补肠补苍补) as 啶椸啶｀ぎ啷佮啷嵿い啶掂え啷嵿い啷� 啶椸啶｀さ啶氞え啶距 (gu峁嘺muktavanto gu峁嘺vaca苍腻岣�); cf. also the terms 啶椸啶｀さ啶氞え, 啶溹ぞ啶むた啶掂啶�, 啶曕啶班た啶ぞ啶掂啶� (驳耻峁嘺惫补肠补苍补, 箩腻迟颈惫补肠补苍补, 办谤颈测腻惫补肠补苍补) etc. as classes of words; cf. also 啶呧き啶苦啷嵿啶距さ啶氞え啷� 啶侧啶熰 (abhij帽腻vacane l峁涐弓) P.III.2.112;
4) Vacana.鈥擳hat which is uttered; cf. 啶啶栢え啶�-啶膏た啶曕ぞ啶掂啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ啶膏た啶曕啷� 啶啶栢じ啶灌た啶むぞ 啶ㄠぞ啶膏た啶曕ぞ 啶啶栢え啶距じ啶苦啶� 啷� 啶むく啶� 啶� 啶夃啷嵿啶距ぐ啷嵿く啶む 啶呧じ啷� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶� (mukha苍腻-sik腻vacanonu苍腻sika岣 mukhasahi迟腻 苍腻sik腻 mukha苍腻sik腻 | tay腻 ya ucc腻ryate asau var峁嘺岣�) Kas. on P. I.1.8.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy腻kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study痴腻肠补苍补 (啶掂ぞ啶氞え) is simple recitation.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVacana (啶掂啶�) refers to 鈥渨ords鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.3.4.鈥擜ccordingly, as the Gods eulogized Um腻 (Durg腻/Sat墨) with devotion:鈥斺�淸...] Formerly you were born as the daughter of Dak峁 and were married to 艢iva. You destroyed the great misery of Brahm腻 and others. [...] O great Goddess, the purpose of the gods has not been completely carried out. The sages are agitated. Hence we, Gods, have sought refuge in you. O great Goddess, please fulfil the desire of the God, O 艢iv腻, so that the words [i.e., vacana] of Sanatkum腻ra may be fruitful. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric TraditionsVacana (啶掂啶�) refers to 鈥渢alking鈥�, according to the Mattavil腻saprahasana.鈥擜ccordingly, as the K腻p腻lika cries out: 鈥淢y darling, look. This pub resembles the Vedic sacrificial ground. For its signpost resembles the sacrificial pillar; in this case alcohol is the Soma, drunkards are the sacrificial priests, the wine glasses are the special cups for drinking Soma, the roasted meat and other appetizers are the fire oblations, the drunken babblings (matta-vacana) are the sacrificial formulae (yajus), the songs are the S腻man-hymns, the pitchers are the sacrificial ladles, thirst is the fire and the owner of the pub is the patron of the sacrifice鈥�
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory痴腻肠补苍补 (啶掂ぞ啶氞え) refers to 鈥渁sking (for a girl)鈥�, and forms part of traditional marriage rituals, according to Dadhir腻ma Mar腻sini鈥檚 19th century Viv腻hapaddhati (part of his Karmak腻峁囜笉abh腻skara) which is based on the P腻raskara-G峁沨yas奴tra, a domestic manual in the M腻dhyandina school of the V腻jasaneyisa峁僪i迟腻.鈥擨f performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The 办补苍测腻-惫腻肠补苍补 rite is mentioned under the header called Rules for the engagement (惫腻驳诲腻苍补惫颈诲丑颈)
Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣腻stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureVacana (啶掂啶�) refers to a 鈥渨ord鈥�, according to the 2nd-century Meghas奴tra (鈥淐loud Sutra鈥�) in those passages which contain ritual instructions.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淗e who desires a mighty rain must perform this rite 鈥榯he great-cloud-circle鈥� in an open space, overspread by a blue canopy, shaded by a blue banner, on a clear spot of earth; [...] Even the sea may overflow its shore, but his auspicious word (艣耻产丑补-惫补肠补苍补) 鈥楻ain鈥� fails not; nay, he must sustain himself on the three sweets, ghee, honey and sugar, and by rice, sugar, milk, etc., joined with all virtues of character, and repeat this; so it must needs be effectual, according to the word of the Lord of Speakers. [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah腻y腻na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽腻p腻rami迟腻 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 9: Influx of karmas痴腻肠腻苍补 (啶掂ぞ啶氞ぞ啶�, 鈥渢eaching鈥�).鈥擮ne of the five types of self-study (蝉惫腻诲丑测腻测补);鈥擶hat is meant by 鈥榯eaching鈥� (惫腻肠腻苍补)? To teach the disciples is called teaching.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsVacana (啶掂啶�) refers to 鈥渟peech鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽腻苍腻r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hese, that is, the passions beginning with anger, the five objects of the senses which are the companions of lust, carelessness, wrong faith, speech (vacana) and mind, and the body, the two [kinds of] bad meditation having a bad end and lack of restraint thus decidedly issue from the mass of evil of men inspiring fear of life. [Thus ends the reflection on] the influx of karma鈥�.
Synonyms: 艢腻sana.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryVacana.鈥�(IE 7-1-2), 鈥榯hree鈥�. Note: vacana is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvacana : (nt.) utterance; word; saying; a term; an expression. || v腻cana (nt.), recitation; reading.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary痴腻肠补苍腻, (f.) (fr. v腻ceti) recitation, reading; 掳尘补驳驳补 way of recitation, help for reading, division of text (into chapters or paragraphs) Tikp 239; KhA 12, 14, 24. (Page 606)
鈥� or 鈥�
Vacana, (nt.) (fr. vac; Vedic vacana) 1. speaking, utterance, word, bidding S. II, 18 (ala峁� vaca苍腻ya one says rightly); IV, 195 (yath腻 bh奴ta峁�); A. II, 168; Sn. 417, 699, 932, 984, 997; Miln. 235; Pv. II, 27; SnA 343, 386.鈥攎ama vacanena in my name PvA. 53.鈥�dubbacana a bad word Th. 2, 418 (=dur-utta-vacana ThA. 268).鈥�vacana峁� karoti to do one鈥檚 bidding J. I, 222, 253. 鈥�-鈥� 2. (t. t. g.) what is said with regard to its grammatical, syntactical or semantic relation, way of speech, term, expression, as: 腻尘补苍迟补苍补掳 term of address KhA 167; SnA 435; 辫补肠肠补迟迟补掳 expression of sep. relation, i.e. the accusative case SnA 303; 辫颈测补掳 term of endearment Nd2 130; SnA 536; 辫耻苍补掳 repetition SnA 487; 惫补迟迟补尘腻苍补掳 the present tense SnA 16, 23; 惫颈蝉别蝉颈迟补产产补掳 qualifying (predicative) expression VvA. 13; 蝉补尘辫补诲腻苍补掳 the dative relation SnA 317. At SnA 397 (combined with linga and other terms) it refers to the 鈥渘umber, 鈥� i.e. singular & plural.
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P腻岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)1) vacana鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): (1) Expression of spoken discourse. (2) Necessary spoken discourse (a) Language, phrases, sentences. (b) Any subject matter related to discourse. (c) Literary works, prose. (3) (a) Language, phrases, and sentences that constitute discourse. (b) Language that forms conclusions. (c) Names that indicate a call. (4) Wuis. (a) Wuis, plural Wuis. (5) (Vibhatti). See the original.
2) v腻cana鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): (1) (a) Teaching and providing. (b) Speaking and reciting. (c) Reciting the scriptures. (2) The words taught and provided (Pali, Dhammapada, Mangala Gatha). (3) Capable of teaching and providing.
3) v腻cana鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): (1) The ability to read, speak, express, proclaim, and interpret. (2) The ability to enable reading, speaking, expressing.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvacana (啶掂啶�).鈥攏 (S) Speech, a matter spoken; word, declaration, affirmation, promise &c. 2 A dictum, an aphorism, a rule; any utterance or expression considered as authoritative. 3 In grammar. Number; as 膿kavacana, dvivacana, an膿kavacana or bahuvacana Singular, Dual, Plural. vaca苍腻c腻 khar腻 a True to one's promise or word. vaca苍腻cy腻 腻j帽膿nta or ardhy腻 vaca苍腻nta asa峁嚹撫箖 or 惫腻驳补峁嚹抚箖 To be exceedingly obedient and tractable. vacan墨峁� g艒va峁嚹撫箖 To entangle, i.e. to bind or fix, by his own promise or word.
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v腻cana (啶掂ぞ啶氞え).鈥攏 S Reading.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvacana (啶掂啶�).鈥�n Speech. Promise. A dictum. (In gram.) Number. ardhy腻 vaca苍腻nta asa峁嚹撫箖 Be exceedingly obedient and tracable. vaca苍腻c腻 khar腻 True to one's promise or word. vacan墨峁� g艒峁僾a峁嚹撫箖 Entangle i. e. bind or fix, by his own promise or word.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVacana (啶掂啶�).鈥擺惫补肠-濒测耻峁�]
1) The act of speaking, uttering. saying.
2) Speech, an utterance, words (spoken), sentence; 啶ㄠえ啷� 啶掂啷嵿い啷冟さ啶苦ざ啷囙し啶ㄠた啶冟じ啷嵿お啷冟す啶� 啶椸啶｀啷冟す啷嵿く啶� 啶掂啶ㄠ 啶掂た啶ざ啷嵿ぐ啶苦い啶� (nanu vakt峁泇i艣e峁ni岣p峁沨腻 gu峁嘺g峁沨y腻 vacane vipa艣rita岣�) Kir腻迟腻rjun墨ya 2. 5; 啶啶班啶む 啶啶班啶むた啶啶班ぎ啷佮啶掂啶ㄠ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い啶� 啶掂啶ぞ啶溹す啶距ぐ (pr墨ta岣� pr墨tipramukhavacana峁� sv腻gata峁� vy腻jah腻ra) Meghad奴ta 4.
3) Repeating, recitation.
4) A text, dictum, rule, precept, a passage of a sacred book; 啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶班さ啶氞え啶, 啶多啶班啶むた啶掂啶ㄠぎ啷�, 啶膏啶啶むた- 啶掂啶ㄠぎ啷� (艣腻stravacanam, 艣rutivacanam, sm峁泃i- vacanam) &c.
5) An order, a command, direction; 啶多啶多啶班啶粪ぞ啶� 啶椸啶班さ啶� 啶氞啶� 啶啶班ぎ啶距ぃ啶� 啶掂啶ㄠ啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶距ぎ啷� (艣u艣r奴峁Ｄ遽箖 gaurava峁� caiva pram腻峁嘺峁� vacanakriy腻m) (办耻谤测腻迟) R腻m.2.12.26; 啶う啷嵿さ啶�- 啶ㄠぞ啶む (madvaca- 苍腻t) 'in my name', 'by my order'.
6) Advice, counsel, instruction.
7) Declaration, affirmation.
8) Pronunciation (of a letter) (in gram.).
9) The signification or meaning of a word; 啶呧い啷嵿ぐ 啶く啷嬥ぇ啶班ざ啶啶︵ 啶啶樴さ啶氞え啶� (atra payodhara艣abda岣� meghavacana岣�).
1) Number (in gram.); (there are three numbers, singular, dual and plural).
11) Dry ginger.
Derivable forms: vacanam (啶掂啶ㄠぎ啷�).
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痴腻肠补苍补 (啶掂ぞ啶氞え).鈥擺vac-峁噄c sv腻rthe v腻 峁噄c lyu峁�]
1) Reading, reciting.
2) Declaration, proclamation, utterance; as in 啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿い啶苦さ啶距啶ㄠぎ啷�, 啶啶｀啶ぞ啶灌さ啶距啶ㄠぎ啷� (svasti惫腻肠补苍补尘, pu峁噛腻ha惫腻肠补苍补尘) q. q. v. v.
-苍腻 1 A lesson.
2) A chapter.
Derivable forms: 惫腻肠补苍补尘 (啶掂ぞ啶氞え啶).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVacana (啶掂啶�).鈥攏.
(-苍补峁�) 1. Speech, speaking. 2. A sentence, a text, a dictum, an aphorism, a rule. 3. Recitation. 4. Advice. 5. Order, command. 6. Dry-ginger. 7. The pronunciation of a letter, (in gram.) 8. The meaning of a word. 9. Number, (in gram.) E. vac to speak, aff. lyu峁� .
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痴腻肠补苍补 (啶掂ぞ啶氞え).鈥攏.
(-苍补峁�) 1. Reading, reciting. 2. Proclamation, declaration.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVacana (啶掂啶�).鈥擺vac + ana], n. 1. Speaking, [Meghad奴ta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 83 (at the end of a comp. adj., f. 苍腻). 2. Speech, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 140, 16. 3. Word, name, [Meghad奴ta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 29; [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] 37, 8;
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痴腻肠补苍补 (啶掂ぞ啶氞え).鈥攊. e. vac, [Causal.], + ana, n. in svasti-, n. A preparatory religious rite in which the Br腻hma峁嘺s invoke the blessings of the gods, etc., [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] 44, 14; [M腻lavik腻gnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 56, 1 ([Prakrit]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVacana (啶掂啶�).鈥擺adjective] speaking, eloquent; saying, meaning (鈥斅�), [abstract] 迟腻鈥� [feminine], tva鈥� [neuter]; being said by ([instrumental] or 鈥斅�), [abstract] tva鈥� [neuter]
鈥� [neuter] speaking, pronouncing, sound, voice, utterance, word, speech; affirmation, declaration, mention, statement; command, injunction; counsel, advice, precept, rule; number ([grammar]).
鈥� vacana峁� k峁� or vacane sth腻 follow the advice of ([genetive]); vaca苍腻t (nena) in the name of ([genetive] or 鈥斅�); iti vaca苍腻t as has been said.
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痴腻肠补苍补 (啶掂ぞ啶氞え).鈥擺neuter] reciting or causing to recite, reading, expressing; [feminine] 腻 lesson, chapter.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vacana (啶掂啶�):鈥擺from vac] mfn. speaking, a speaker, eloquent, [峁歡-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) mentioning, indicating, expressing, meaning, [P腻峁噄ni; K腻ty腻yana-艣rauta-s奴tra; Sarvadar艣ana-sa峁僩raha] (-迟腻 f., -tva n.)
3) [v.s. ...] being pronounced, [峁歡veda-pr腻ti艣腻khya] (-tva n.)
4) [v.s. ...] n. (ifc. f(腻). ) the act of speaking, utterance, [S腻峁僰hyak腻rik腻]
5) [v.s. ...] n. pronunciation, [P腻峁噄ni; Pr腻ti艣腻khya]
6) [v.s. ...] statement, declaration, express mention, [Aitareya-br腻hma峁嘺; ???; P腻峁噄ni] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] speech, sentence, word, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah腻bh腻rata] etc.
8) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) the injunction of a teacher, rule, [K腻艣ik腻-v峁泃ti]
9) [v.s. ...] advice, instruction, direction, order, command, [Mah腻bh腻rata; K腻vya literature] etc. (苍补峁�-鈭歬峁� or ne-鈭歴th腻 with [genitive case] = to do the bidding of any one, follow a person鈥檚 advice, obey; nena or 苍腻t, with [genitive case] = in the name of)
10) [v.s. ...] sound, voice, [Atharvaveda-pr腻ti艣腻khya; Meghad奴ta; Hitopade艣a]
11) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) number, [P腻峁噄ni; Vopadeva] (cf. eka-, dvi-, bahu-v)
12) [v.s. ...] rumour, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [v.s. ...] dry ginger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) 痴腻肠补苍补 (啶掂ぞ啶氞え):鈥擺from v腻c] n. the causing to recite, [???]
15) [v.s. ...] the act of reciting, recitation, [Y腻j帽avalkya; V腻r腻h墨tantra]
16) [v.s. ...] the act of reading, [B腻lar腻m腻ya峁嘺]
17) [v.s. ...] the act of declaring or designating, [S腻hitya-darpa峁嘺]
18) 痴腻肠补苍腻 (啶掂ぞ啶氞え啶�):鈥擺from v腻cana > v腻c] f. a lesson, chapter, [Hemacandra鈥檚 Pari艣i峁ａ弓aparvan]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVacana (啶掂啶�):鈥�(苍补峁�) 1. n. Speech; a sentence, a rule.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vacana (啶掂啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 痴补测补峁嘺, V腻ya峁嘺, V腻ya峁嘺y腻, V腻ya峁嚹�.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Vacana (啶掂啶�) [Also spelled vachan]:鈥�(nm) utterance, speech; talk; a quotation of a treatise or scripture; number (in Grammar); commitment, promise, pledge; ~[gr腻h墨] obedient; ~[产补峁僤丑补] an engagement; —[m腻tra] empty words, mere words;—[to岣峚苍腻] to break a promise/one鈥檚 word; —[de苍腻] to make a promise, to give word to; to commit, to vow; —[nibh腻苍腻] see —[p腻lana kara苍腻; ~baddha ho苍腻] to promise, to commit; to make a contract; ~[baddha kara苍腻] to bind by promise or commitment; —[p腻lana kara苍腻] to adhere to one鈥檚 word, to implement one鈥檚 promise;—[bha峁僩a kara苍腻] to break a promise; to break one鈥檚 word; —[h腻ra苍腻] to be pledged; to be committed.
2) 痴腻肠补苍补 (啶掂ぞ啶氞え) [Also spelled vachan]:鈥�(nm) reading; narration; citation; -[patra] citation.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVacana (嗖掂矚嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the act of speaking, uttering; talking.
2) [noun] that which is said; speech; a saying; utterance.
3) [noun] an oral agreement to do or not do something; a vow; a promise.
4) [noun] opinion given as to what to do or how to handle a situation; counsel; advice.
5) [noun] the ordinary form of written or spoken language, without rhyme or meter; speech or writing; prose.
6) [noun] a kind of verse, having three unequal lines.
7) [noun] the rhythmical prose compositions of V墨ra艣aiva devotees, which run like metrical verses.
8) [noun] (gram.) a characteristic, as of nouns and verbs, indicating whether a given utterance involves reference to one or more than one entity; number.
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痴腻肠补苍补 (嗖掂簿嗖氞波):鈥�
1) [noun] the act or practice of reading.
2) [noun] act of saying, communicating through words.
3) [noun] that which is spoken; utterance, remark, statement, talk, conversation, etc.; speech.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Vacana (啶掂啶�):鈥攏. 1. speech; elocution; utterance; 2. promise; vow; word; 3. command; order;
2) 痴腻肠补苍补 (啶掂ぞ啶氞え):鈥攏. 1. reading out; reciting; 2. reading (of a bill);
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Tta, Yu, Ne, Vacana, Vassa.
Starts with (+19): Vacanabadha, Vacanabhamga, Vacanabheda, Vacanabhrashta, Vacanabhrashtate, Vacanabhrashte, Vacanabhushana, Vacanacatura, Vacanadosha, Vacanaka, Vacanakara, Vacanakaraka, Vacanakhama, Vacanakkhama, Vacanamagga, Vacanamalika, Vacanapallata, Vacanapataka, Vacanapatha, Vacanapativacana.
Full-text (+1018): Naga, Pravacana, Punyahavacana, Svastivacana, Anuvacana, Vacanakara, Vivacana, Vacanaka, Apavacana, Bahuvacana, Ashirvacana, Nirvacana, Avacana, Adhivacana, Prativacana, Dvivacana, Karmavacana, Shantivacana, Brahmanavacana, Gunavacana.
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