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"vacanam" has 3 results

vacanam: neuter nominative singular stem: vacana

vacanam: masculine accusative singular stem: vacana

vacanam: neuter accusative singular stem: vacana

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

supralāpaḥ	1.6.17	Masculine	Singular	suvacanam	speaking well

vyāhāraḥ		Masculine	Singular	vacaḥ, uktiḥ, lapitam, bhāṣitam, vacanam	speech

sākalyavacanam	3.2.2	Neuter	Singular	parāyaṇam

āsaṅgavacanam	3.2.2	Neuter	Singular	turāyaṇam

Monier-Williams Search

5 results for vacanam

vacanamālikā

f. Name of work

vacanamātra

n. mere words, assertion unsupported by facts

nirvacanam

ind. silently

yathāvacanam

ind. according to the statement or word expressed

yāvadvacanam

ind. as far as the statement goes,

Apte Search

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vacanam	वचनम् [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 &c. -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 gram.). -9 The signification or meaning of a word; अत्र पयोधरशब्दः मेघवचनः. -1 Number (in gram.); (there are three numbers, singular, dual and plural). -11 Dry ginger. -Comp. -अवक्षेपः abusive speech. -उपक्रमः introduction, exordium. -उपन्यासः suggestive speech, insinuation. -कर a. obedient, doing what is ordered. (-रः) the author or enunciator of a rule or precept. -कारिन् a. obeying orders, obedient. -क्रमः discourse. -क्रिया obedience; यथा पितरि शुश्रूषा तस्य वा वचनक्रिया Rām.2.19.22;2.12.26. -गोचर a. forming a subject of conversation. -गौरवम् deference to a command. -ग्राहिन् a. obedient, compliant, submissive. -पटु a. eloquent. -मात्रम् mere words, unsupported assertion. -विरोधः inconsistency of precepts, contradiction or incongruity of texts. -व्यक्तिः f. 1 The exact implication of a statement (i. e. the exact specification of its उद्देशपद and विधेयपद); अन्या हि वचनव्यक्तिर्विधीयमानस्य, अन्या गुणेन संबध्यमानस्य ŚB. on MS.3.1.12. ˚भेदः divergence in the implication of the statement; न च विधेर्विधिनैकवाक्यभावो भवति । वचनव्यक्ति- भेदात् ŚB. on MS.6.1.5. -2 interpretation; यदा अनुवादपक्षस्तदा आहिताग्नेः । यदा विधिपक्षः तदा अनाहिताग्नेः । उभयथा वचनव्यक्तिः प्रतीयते ŚB. on MS.6.8.8. -शतम् a hundred speeches, i. e. repeated declaration, reiterated assertion. -सहायः a companion in conversation. -स्थित a. (वचने- स्थित also) obedient, compliant.

adhivacanam	अधिवचनम् 1 Advocacy, speaking in favour of (पक्षपातेन कथनं वचनम्). -2 A name, epithet, appellation.

anirvacanam	अनिर्वचनम् Silence, not uttering (anything) loudly; देवतायास्त्वनिर्वचनम् &c. MS.1.8.52 (where Śabara explains अनिर्वचनम् as तूष्णींभावः).

anupravacanam	अनुप्रवचनम् Repetition or reproduction of what has been said by the teacher; ˚आदि a class of words given in P.V.1.111.

anuvacanam	अनुवचनम् 1 Repetition, recitation; teaching, instruction, lecture, वेदानुवचनं यज्ञो ब्रह्मचर्यं तपो दमः । श्रद्धोपवासः स्वातन्त्र्यमात्मनो ज्ञानहेतवः ॥ Y.3.19. तमेतं वेदानुवचनेन ब्राह्मणा विविदिषन्ति Bṛi. Up.4.4.22. -2 A chapter, section, lesson, division. -3 Repetition of Mantras or texts in conformity with प्रैष or injunction said by other priests.

apavacanam	अपवचनम् Speaking ill; Pt.4.

tvacanam	त्वचनम् 1 Covering with a skin. -2 Skinning.

nirvacanam	निर्वचनम् 1 Utterance, pronunciation. -2 A proverbial expression, proverb; न निर्मन्युः क्षत्रियो$स्ति लोके निर्वचनं स्मृतम् Mb.3.27.37. -3 Etymological interpretation, etymology. नामनिर्वचनं तस्य श्लोकमेनं सुरा जगुः Mb.9.2.37. -4 A vocabulary, an index. -5 Praise (प्रशंसा); प्रनष्टं शान्तनोर्वंशं समीक्ष्य पुनरुद्धृतम् । ततो निर्वचनं लोके सर्वराष्ट्रेष्ववर्तत ॥ Mb.1.19.23.

prativacanam	प्रतिवचनम् 1 An answer, reply, परभृतविरुतं कलं यथा प्रतिवचनीकृतमेभिरीदृशम् Ś.4.9; न ददाति प्रतिवचनं विक्रयकाले शठो वणिङ् मौनी Kalāvilāsa. -2 An echo. -3 A dependent or final clause in a sentence.

pravacanam	प्रवचनम् 1 Speaking, declaration, announcement; प्रवचने मान्द्यम् Pt.1.19. -2 Teaching, expounding. -3 Exposition, explanation, interpretation; नायमात्मा प्रवचनेन लभ्यो न मेधया न बहुना श्रुतेन Kaṭh.1.2.22; लब्ध्वा ज्ञानमनेकधा प्रवचनैर्मन्वादयः प्राणयन् Mv.4.25; Bhāg.7.15.1. -4 Eloquence. -5 A sacred treatise or writing; Ms. 3.184. -6 An expression, a term. -7 A system of doctrines (in the form of a treatise). -8 The fundamental doctrine of the Budhists. -नः One who exposes, propounds; Bhāg.1.87.11. -Comp. -पटु a. skilled in talking, eloquent.

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jahātu	vacanaṃ svam AVP.6.23.11c.

ahaṃ	vāco vivācanam # TB.2.7.16.4a.

idaṃ	vapur nivacanaṃ janāsaḥ # RV.5.47.5a.

ṛtaṃ	satyaṃ vijigyānaṃ vivācanam anto vāco vibhuḥ sarvasmād uttaraṃ jyotir ūdhar aprativādaḥ pūrvaṃ sarvaṃ vāk parāg arvāk sapru salilaṃ dhenu pinvati # ā.5.3.2.1.

eṣa	vas tadvivācanaḥ # śś.15.27d. See eṣa vaḥ sadvivācanam.

eṣa	vaḥ sadvivācanam # AB.7.18.6d. See eṣa vas tad-.

gandharvaḥ	parivācanam # AVP.8.3.9b.

tad	vo vājā ṛbhavaḥ supravācanam # RV.4.36.3a.

tan	no devā yachata supravācanam # RV.10.35.12a.

tvam	edhi vivācanam # AVP.12.5.10b.

devāsaḥ	supravācanam # RV.1.105.12b.

pipartu	mā tad ṛtasya pravācanam # RV.10.35.8a.

brahmaṇaḥ	pravacanam asi # PG.3.16.1. Cf. brahmaṇānī.

brahmaṇānī	stha # RVKh.10.151.5. Cf. brahmaṇaḥ pravacanaṃ.

mahat	tad vo devyasya pravācanam # RV.4.36.1c.

yathendra	udvācanam # AVś.5.8.8a; AVP.7.18.10a.

Vedabase Search

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vacanam	order	BG 18.73

vacanam	the speech	BG 11.35

vacanam	the statement	SB 10.46.23

vacanam	these words	SB 10.56.9

vacanam	words	BG 1.2

		SB 10.53.30

		SB 10.84.42

pravacanam	the speaker	SB 10.87.11

pravacanam	instructions	SB 11.10.12

Wordnet Search

"vacanam" has 24 results.


vacanam	sandeśaḥ, sandiṣṭaḥ, vārtā, dūtyam, dautyam, vṛtāntaḥ, vācikam, nirdeśaḥ, nirdiṣṭam, ādeśaḥ, samācāraḥ, ājñā, śāsanam, śāstiḥ, vaktavyam, vacanam, preṣaḥ soddeśyaṃ likhitaḥ uktaḥ vā vacanopanyāsaḥ। yadā bhrātuḥ vivāhasya sandeśaḥ prāptaḥ tadā saḥ muditaḥ।
vacanam	kuvacanam, duruktiḥ, apaśabdaḥ, durālāpaḥ kutsitaṃ vacanam। kuvacanasya prayogaṃ na kartavyam।
vacanam	uktiḥ, vyāhāraḥ, lapitam, bhāṣitam, vacanam, vacaḥ yad prāgeva uktam। ācāryasya viṣaye tasya uktiṃ śrutvā vayaṃ sarve vismitāḥ abhavan।
vacanam	kathanam, vacanam, vācyam, uktiḥ vācā pratipādanasya kriyā। senādhikāriṇaḥ kathanaṃ śrutvā sainikāḥ svakāryanirvahaṇe ayatanta।
vacanam	vacanam, vāṇī, svaraḥ, gīḥ, girā, ravaḥ, vāk, kaṇaṭharavaḥ, vacas, uktaḥ, vyāhāraḥ, vyāhṛtiḥ, bhāṣitam, lapitam, kaṇṭhadhvaniḥ manuṣyasya mukhāt nirgataḥ sārthaḥ śabdaḥ। tad vacanaṃ vada yad subhāṣitam asti।
vacanam	subhāṣitam, suvacanam, sukathanam tad bhāṣitaṃ yad śobhanam asti। subhāṣitaiḥ suhṛdāyate।
vacanam	āśīrvādaḥ, āśī, āśīrvacanam tad vākyam yad mānyena kaniṣṭhāya abhīṣṭavṛddhiprārthanam। jyeṣṭhasya āśīrvādaḥ kāryārthe āvaśyakaḥ।
vacanam	subhāṣitam, suvacanam śobhanā uktiḥ padaṃ vākyaṃ vā। subhāṣiteṣu gūḍhaḥ arthaḥ asti।
vacanam	bhāṣā, bhāṣaṇam, vāk, vāṇī, vācā, goḥ, girā, uktiḥ, vākśaktiḥ, vadantiḥ, nigadaḥ, nigādaḥ, vyāhāraḥ, vyāhṛtiḥ, vacanam, vādaḥ, tāpaḥ, abhilāpaḥ, lapitam, lapanam, bhaṇitiḥ, bhāratī, sarasvatī, rādhanā, kāsūḥ mukhanirgataḥ sārthakaḥ dhvanisamūhaḥ। bhāṣā samparkasya mādhyamam ।
vacanam	pratijñā, pratijñānam, samayaḥ, saṃśravaḥ, pratiśravaḥ, vacanam, saṃvid, saṃvit, niyamaḥ, saṃgaraḥ, saṅagaraḥ, saṅketaḥ, abhisaṃdhā, abhisandhā, abhyupagamaḥ, svīkāraḥ, urarīkāraḥ, aṃgīkāraḥ, aṅgīkāraḥ, paripaṇanaṃ, samādhiḥ, āgūḥ, āśravaḥ, sandhā, śravaḥ kañcit dṛḍhatāpūrvakaṃ kathanaṃ yat idaṃ kāryam aham avaśyaṃ kariṣyāmi athavā kadāpi na kariṣyāmi iti। ādhunike kāle alpīyāḥ janāḥ pratijñāṃ pūrayanti।
vacanam	śrutiḥ, āmnāyaḥ, chandaḥ, brahma, nigamaḥ, pravacanam tāni vedavākyāni yaiḥ yajñādīni vidhīyante। prācīne kāle śrutīnāṃ vividhaprakārakaṃ paṭhanaṃ kriyate sma।
vacanam	nirūpaṇam, nirvacanam kasyacit vicārasya matasya vā samyak prakāreṇa pratipādanam। asmin kāvye mātṛtvabhāvasya nirūpaṇaṃ samyak kṛtam asti।
vacanam	durvacam, garhā, nindā, apabhāṣaṇam, kuvacanam, durvacanam, khaloktiḥ, durālāpaḥ, durvādaḥ, apavādaḥ, garhaṇam, paruṣoktiḥ, śapanam, vidūṣaṇam, adhikṣepaḥ duṣṭaṃ vacanam। kenāpi durvacaṃ na prayoktavyam।
vacanam	pravacanam vistareṇa dhārmikopadeśasya kriyā। vayaṃ mahātmanaḥ pravacanaṃ śrotuṃ gacchāmaḥ।
vacanam	vacanam saṃjñāviśeṣaḥ, vyākaraṇaśāstre nāmapadeṣu prātipadikabodhyapadārthānāṃ saṃṅkhyāvabodhanam tathā ca kriyāpadeṣu abhihitānāṃ kārakāṇāṃ saṃṅkhyāvabodhanam vidhānam। yalliṅgaṃ yad vacanaṃ yā ca vibhaktiḥ viśeṣyasya talliṅgaṃ tad vacanaṃ sā eva vibhaktiḥ viśeṣaṇasya।
vacanam	ekavacanam vyākaraṇe tat vacanaṃ yena ekasya bodhaḥ bhavati। rāmaḥ pustakaṃ paṭhati ityasmin vākye pustakam ekavacane asti।
vacanam	bahuvacanam vyākaraṇe tat vacanaṃ yena ekasmāt adhikasya bodhaḥ bhavati। pustakasya bahuvacanaṃ pustakāni iti।
vacanam	abhayadānam, abhayavacanam bhayāt rakṣaṇārthaṃ dattasya vacanasya kriyā। rājā bandine abhayadānaṃ dattavān।
vacanam	abhayavacanam nirbhayārtham āśvāsanapradānam। rājñā abhayavacanaṃ dattvā guptacaraḥ preṣitaḥ।
vacanam	āśīḥ, āśāsyam, maṅgalecchā, āśīruktiḥ, āśīrvacanam, āśīrvādaḥ anyasya kasyāpi māṅgalyārthaṃ īśvare kṛtā prārthanā। kadācit auṣadhasya apekṣayā āśīḥ eva adhikā prabhāvaśālinī bhavati।
vacanam	niṣedhoktiḥ, viruddhavacanam, nidarśanam, virodhaḥ asammateḥ pradarśanam। niṣedhoktiṃ sthagayitvā kimapi bhāvātmakaṃ kāryaṃ karotu।
vacanam	śāṇḍilyasūtrapravacanam ekaḥ ṭīkāgranthaḥ । śāṇḍilyasūtrapravacanasya ullekhaḥ koṣe asti
vacanam	triḥsahavacanam ekaḥ granthaḥ । triḥsahavacanam iti āpastambasya granthaḥ asti
vacanam	triḥsahavacanam ekaḥ granthaḥ । triḥsahavacanam iti āpastambasya granthaḥ asti

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