वचक्नु वचनीय

वचन

वचन [वच्-ल्युट्]
1 The act of speaking, uttering, saying.
2 Speech, an utterance, words (spoken), sentence; ननु वक्तृविशेष- निःस्पृहा गुणगृह्या वचने विपश्चितः Ki. 2. 5; प्रीतः प्रीतिप्रमुखवचनं स्वागतं व्याज- हार Me. 4.
3 Repeating, recitation.
4 A text, dictium, rule, precept, a passage of a sacred book; शास्त्रवचनं, श्रुतिवचनं, स्मृतिवचनं &c.
5 An order, a command, direction; मद्व- चनात् ‘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.
10 Number (in gram.); (there are three numbers, singular, dual and plural).
11 Dry ginger.
−Comp.
−उपक्रमः introduction, exordium.
−कर a. obedient, doing what is ordered. (
−रः) the author or enunciator of a rule or precept. −का- रिन् a. obeying orders, obedient.
−क्रमः discourse.
−ग्राहिन् a. obedient, compliant, submissive.
−पटु a. eloquent.
−मात्रं mere words, unsupported assertion.
−विरोधः inconsistency of precepts, contradiction or incongruity of texts.
−शतं a hundred speeches, i. e. repeated declaration, reiterated assertion.
−सहायः a companion in conversation.
−स्थित a. (वचनेस्थित also) obedient, compliant.

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