वचस् वज्

वच्

वच् 2 P. (A. also in non-conjugational tenses; in conjugational tenses it is said to be defective in the third person plural by some authorities, or in the whole plural by others; वक्ति, उवाच, अवोचत्, वक्ष्यति, वक्तुं, उक्त)
1 To say, speak; वैराग्यादिव वक्षि K. P. 10; (oft. with two. acc.); तामूचतुस्ते प्रियमप्यमिथ्या R. 14. 6; sometimes with accusative of words meaning ‘speech’; उवाच धात्र्या प्र- थमोदितं वचः R. 3. 25, 2. 59; क एवं वक्ष्यते वाक्यं Rām.
2 To relate, describe; रघूणामन्वयं वक्ष्ये R. 1. 9.
3 To tell, communicate, announce, declare; उच्यतां मद्वचनात्सारथिः Ś. 2; Me. 98.
4 To name, call; तदेकसप्तति- गुणं मन्बंतरमिहोच्यते Ms. 1. 79.
5 To signify, denote (as sense).
6 To recite, repeat.
7 To censure; reproach. −Caus. (वाचयति-ते)
1 To cause to speak.
2 To go over, read, peruse.
3 To say, tell, declare.
4 To promise. −Desid. (विवक्षति) To wish to speak, intend to say (something); विवक्षता दोषमपि च्यु- तात्मना त्वयैकमीशं प्रति साधु भाषितं Ku. 5. 81.

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