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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • वद् cl. 1. Ā. P. (Dhātup. xxiii, 40) व/दति, °ते (ep. mc. also वादति; Pot. उदेयम्, AV.; pf. उवाद pl. ऊदिम/, RV.; ऊदे &c., Br.; Up.; वेदिथ, °दैलुः, °दुः, Vop.; aor. अवादीत्, °दिषुः, RV. &c. &c.; Subj. वादिषः, AV.; अवादिरन्, ib.; वदिष्म, °षिहाः, Br.; Prec. उद्यात्, ib.; fut. वदिष्य/ति, °ते, AV. &c.; inf. व/दितोस्, Br.; वदितुम्, ib. &c.; ind.p. उदित्वा, GṛŚrS.; -उद्य, Br.),
    to speak, say, utter, tell, report, speak to, talk with, address (P. or Ā.; with acc. of the thing said, and acc. [with or without अभि] or gen., or loc. of the person addressed ; also followed by यद्, ‘that’, or by यदि, ‘whether’), RV. &c. &c.;
    (P.) to praise, recommend, MBh.;
    to adjudge, adjudicate, TS.; BhP.;
    to indicate, designate, VarBṛS.;
    to proclaim, announce, foretell, bespeak, ĀśvGṛ.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.;
    to allege, affirm, ib.;
    to declare (any one or anything) to be, call (two acc. or acc. and nom. with इति), AV. &c. &c.;
    (with or scil. वाचम्) to raise the voice, sing, utter a cry (said of birds and &c.), RV. &c. &c.;
    (Ā.) to say, tell, speak to (acc.), ŚBr. &c. &c.;
    to mention, state, communicate, name, TS.; R.; Hariv.;
    to confer or dispute about, RV.; TS.;
    to contend, quarrel, ŚBr.;
    to lay claim to (loc.), AitBr.;
    to be an authority, be eminent in (loc.), Pāṇ. i, 3, 47;
    to triumph, exult, Bhaṭṭ. :
    Pass. उद्य/ते (aor. अवादि), to be said or spoken &c., AV.; &c. :
    Caus. वाद/यति m.c. also °ते (cf. Pāṇ. i, 3, 89; aor. अवीवदत्; Pass. वाद्यते, ep. also °ति),
    to cause to speak or say, MBh.;
    to cause to sound, strike, play (with instr., rarely loc. of the instrument), ŚBr.; MBh. &c.;
    to play music, MBh.; R.; Hariv.;
    (with बहु) to make much ado about one's self, Subh.;
    to cause a musical instrument (acc.) to be played by (instr.), Pāṇ. i, 1, 58 Vārtt. 2; Pat.;
    to speak, recite, rehearse, Hariv. :
    Desid. विवदिषति, °ते, to desire to speak, Br.; Gobh. :
    Intens. वा/वदीति (RV.; AV.), वावद्य/ते, (ŚBr.), वावत्ति (Gr.), to speak or sound aloud.
  • वद् [cf. Lit. vadínti.]

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • वद् 1 P. (वदति, but Atm. in certain senses and with certain prepositions; see below; उवाद, अवादीत्, वदिष्यति, वदितुं, उदित; pass. उद्यते, desid. विवदिषति)
    1 To say, speak, utter, address, speak to; वद प्रदोषे स्फुटचंद्रतारका विभावरी यद्यरुणाय कल्पते Ku. 5. 44; वदतां वरः R. 1. 59 ‘the foremost of the eloquent’.
    2 To announce, tell, communicate, inform; यो गोत्रादि वदति स्वयं.
    3 To speak of, describe; Bg. 2. 29.
    4 To lay down, state; Ms. 2. 9; 4. 14.
    5 To name, call; वदंति वर्ण्यावर्ण्यानां धर्मैक्यं दीपकं बुधाः Chandr. 5. 45; तदप्यपाकीर्णमतः प्रियंवदां वदंत्यपर्णेति च तां पुराविदः Ku. 5. 28.
    6 To indicate, bespeak; कृतज्ञतामस्य वदंति संपदः Ki. 1. 14.
    7 To raise the voice, utter a cry, sing; कोकिलः पंचमेत वदति; वदंति मधुरा वाचः &c.
    8 To show brilliance or proficiency in, be an authority on (Atm.); शास्त्रे वदते Sk., पणिनिर्वदते Vop.
    9 To shine, look splendid or bright (Atm.); Bk. 8. 27.
    10 To maintain, affirm.
    11 To toil, exert, labour (Atm.); क्षेत्रे वदते Sk.
    — Caus. (वादयति, ते)
    1 To cause to speak or say.
    2 To cause to sound, play on a musical instrument; वीणामिव वादयंती Vikr. 1. 10; वादयते मृदु वेणुं Gīt. 5.
    3 To speak, recite.