वेश्य (vezya)
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EnglishApte
Englishवेश्यम् [vēśyam], [विश्-ण्यत् वेशाय हितं वा यत्]
The habitation of harlots.
Abode, residence. -कामिनी, -स्त्री a prostitute, harlot.
Apte 1890
EnglishMonier Williams Cologne
EnglishMonier Williams 1872
Englishवेश्य, अस्, आ, अम्, to be entered, to be occupied,
accessible
(अम्), n. a habitation, abode, (Sāy. on
Ṛg-veda VI. 61, 14 = प्रवेशन)
the habitation
of harlots
(आ), f. a courtezan, harlot, prostitute,
(sometimes written वेष्या)
the plant Cissampelos
Hexandra
a particular metre.
—वेश्या-गण, अस्, m.
a company of harlots.
—वेश्या-गमन, अम्, n.
going after prostitutes, debauchery.
—वेश्या-गामिन्,
ई, m. one who visits prostitutes, a whoremonger.
—वेश्या-गृह, अम्, n. ‘harlot-house, ’ a brothel.
—वेश्याचार्य (°या-आच्°), अस्, m. the master or
keeper of prostitutes or dancing girls, &c.
a pimp
a
catamite.
—वेश्या-जन, अस्, m. a courtezan.
—वेश्या-
जन-समाश्रय, अस्, m. a habitation of courtezans,
brothel.
—वेश्या-पण, अस्, m. reward or wages
given to a harlot.
—वेश्या-पति, इस्, m. the husband
of a courtezan.
—वेश्या-वार, अस्, m. a number or
company of harlots.
—वेश्याश्रय (°या-आश्°), अस्,
m. a habitation of harlots, abode of courtezans.
Apte Hindi
Hindiवेश्यम्
- "विश् + ण्यत्, वेशाय हितं वा यत्"
"वेश्याओं का घर, चकला"
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
Englishveśya,
(1) (nt.), the occupation of a harlot (Skt. veśyā, cf. Lex. veśya, defined Hurenhaus, BR): mama duhitā veśyaṃ vāhayati Divy 〔14.20〕, plies the …
(2) adj. with dharma, acc. to Tib. groṅ paḥi, of the village, i.e. common, vulgar? (cf. grāmya): veśyāṃ dharmān samādāya bhikṣur bhavati na tāvatā Ud 〔xxxii.18(19)〕
same vs in Pali, Dhp. 〔266〕, vissaṃ (comm. visamaṃ, cf. Mv below, vissagandhaṃ vā kāyakammādikaṃ dhammaṃ
in Pali sg.)
SN 〔i.182.18〕 (text visaṃ, v.l. vissaṃ, dhammaṃ)
Dutreuil B 26 viśpa, supporting the PTSD theory that the Pali word = Skt. viśva
in Mv 〔iii.422.13〕 same vs has viṣamāṃ (hypermetr.), cf. Dhp. comm. above. Could veśya be a false Sktization of MIndic (AMg.) vesiya, from Skt. veṣa, of garb or external appearance (only)?
Vedic Reference
Englishशब्दकल्पद्रुमः
Sanskritवाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskritवेश्य विश--ण्यत् वेशाय हितं वा यत् । १ वेश्यालये मेदि०२ पाठायाम् (आकनादि) ३ वारयोषिति च स्त्री अमरः ।“पतिव्रता चैकपत्नी द्वितीये कुलटा स्मृता । तृतीयेवृषली ज्ञेया चतुर्थे पुंश्चली स्मृता । वेश्या च पञ्चमेषष्ठे जुङ्गी च सप्तमेऽष्टमे । तत ऊर्द्ध्वं महावेश्या सा-ऽस्पृश्या सर्वजातिषु । यो द्विजः कुलटां गच्छे वृषलींपुंश्चलीमपि । जुङ्गीं वेश्यां महावेश्यामवटोदं प्र-याति सः । शताव्दं कुलटागामी धृष्टागामी चतुर्युषम् । षड्गुणं पुश्चलीगामी वेश्यागामी गुणाष्टकम् ।जुङ्गीगामो दशगुणं बसेत्तत्र न संशयः । महावेश्यागामुकश्च ततः शतगुणं वसेत् । तदेव सर्वगामो चेत्येव-माह पितामहः । तत्रैव यातनां भुङ्क्ते यमदूतेन ता-डिः त तित्तिरिः कुलटागामी धृष्टागामी च वायसः ।काकिलः पुं श्चसीगामो वेश्यानामी वृकस्तथा । जुङ्गीगाना शूकरश्च सप्तजन्मस भारते । महावेश्यामामु-कश्च जायते शाल्मलिस्त्ररुः” ब्रह्मवै० प्र० ख० २८ अ
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