वचस्

{ vacas }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वचस्  n.  1. n. (for 2. See p. 914, col. 2) speech, voice, word, [RV.] &c. &c. ( °चसाम्पतिः N. of बृहस्पति, [Laghuj.])
singing, song (of birds), [Ṛtus.]
वचः-√ कृ   advice, direction, command, order, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (, with gen., ‘to follow the advice of’; वचसा मम, ‘on my advice’)

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वचः √ कृ

an oracular utterance (declarative of some future fate or destiny), [VarBṛS.]
a sentence, [L.]
द्वि-व्°   (in gram.) number (See ).

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द्वि व्°

वचस्  mfn.  2. mfn. (for 1. See p. 912, col. 3) in अधो॑वचस्, q.v.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वचस् [vacas]  n. n.
A speech, word, sentence; उवाच धात्र्या प्रथमोदितं वचः [R.3.25,47;] इत्यव्यभिचारि तद्वचः [Ku.5.] 36; वचस्तत्र प्रयोक्तव्यं यत्रोक्तं लभते फलम् Subhāṣ.
A command, order, precept, injunction.
Advice, counsel.
A hymn.
Singing, a song of birds.
(In gram.) Number. -Comp.
-कर   a.
obedient, compliant.
executing the orders of another.
-क्रमः   discourse.
-ग्रहः   the ear.
-प्रवृत्तिः  f. f. an attempt at speaking; अव्यक्तवर्णरमणीयवचःप्रवृत्तीन् [Ś.7.17.] -मार्गातीतa. greater than words can tell.
-हरः   an emissary, a messenger; अभिधत्ते स्म वचो वचोहरः [Śi.16.38.]

Shabda-Sagara

वचस्  n.  ( -चः)
1. Speech, voice.
2. Words.
3. A sentence.
4. Advice.
5. Command.
6. Number, (in gram.)
E. वच् to speak, असुन् aff.

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वच् असुन्

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

See : वचनम्