वा (vA)

वा

r.

2nd

cl.

(

वाति

)

1.

To

go

or

move.

2.

To

blow,

(

as

the

wind.

)

With

निर्

prefixed,

1.

To

blow

out,

to

extinguish.

2.

To

cool.

3.

To

hurt,

to

injure.

Caus.

(

वापयति-ते

)

To

cause

to

blow

also

(

वाजयति-ते

)

To

shake.

वा

Ind.

A

particle

of,

:--1.

Comparison,

(

as,

like,

so

)

2.

Alternative

or-

option,

(

or,

either,

else,

sometimes.

)

3.

Doubt

and

consideration,

(

or,

whether.

)

4.

Exception,

(

only,

no

other

)

5.

Asseveration

or

confirmation,

(

indeed,

even,

very.

)

6.

A

conjunction,

(

and,

as

well,

also.

)

7.

An

expletive.

Etymology

वा

to

go,

Affix.

क्विप्,

the

व

is

some-

times

changed

to

ब,

and

the

word

is

read

बा

।

वा(

बा

)ह्य

Masculine, Feminine, Neuter

(

-ह्यः-ह्या-ह्यं

)

1.

To

be

carried

or

borne.

2.

Outer,

external.

Neuter.

(

-ह्यं

)

A

carriage,

a

vehicle.

Masculine.

(

-ह्यः

)

A

beast

of

burthen,

an

ox,

a

horse,

&c.

Etymology

वह्

to

bear,

Affix.

ण्यत्,

or

वहिर्

external,

यञ्

Affix.

4

वा

v.

1

वन्.

5

वा॑

before

उ

=

वै॑.

वा

(

ल

)

वाति

2.

a.

To

move

blow

hurt.

With

निर

to

blow

out.

वा

conj.

As

or

whether

only

even

and

also

an

expletive.

वा

-

vA

-

adverb

-

however

सर्वथा

-

sarvathA

-

adverb

-

however

नाम

-

nAma

-

Indeclinable

-

however

पुनर्

-

punar

-

Indeclinable

-

however

परम्

-

param

-

Indeclinable

co

-

however

तु

-

tu

-

Indeclinable

co

-

however

नपरम्

तु

-

naparam

tu

-

phrase

-

not

however

वा

-

vA

-

adverb

-

optionally

विकल्पेन

-

vikalpena

-

Indeclinable

-

optionally

वा

vA

adverb

possibly

जातु

jAtu

Indeclinable

possibly

जम्बुक

jambuka

Masculine

kind

of

Bignonia

[

possibly

Bignonia

Indica

-

Bot.

]

सव्यभिचरण

savyabhicaraNa

Adjective

possibly

inexact

or

false

वा

r.

2nd

cl.

(

वाति

)

1

To

go

or

move.

2

To

blow

as

the

wind.

With

निर्

prefixed,

To

blow

out,

to

extinguish.

3

To

hurt,

to

injure.

वा

ind.

A

particle

of,

1

Comparison,

(

as,

like,

so

)

2

Alternative

or

option,

(

or,

either,

else,

sometimes

)

3

Doubt

and

consideration,

(

or,

whether

)

4

Exception,

(

only,

no

other

)

5

Asseveration

or

confirmation,

(

indeed,

even,

very

)

6

A

conjunction,

(

and.

)

7

An

expletive.

Etymology

वा

to

go,

Affix.

क्विप्,

the

व

is

sometimes

changed

to

ब,

and

the

word

is

read

बा.

वा

[

vā

],

Indeclinable.

As

an

alternative

conjunction

it

means

'or'

but

its

position

is

different

in

Sanskrit,

being

used

either

with

each

word

or

assertion

or

only

with

the

last,

but

it

is

never

used

at

the

beginning

of

a

clause

Compare.

च.

It

has

also

the

following

senses:

(

a

)

and,

as

well

as,

also

वायुर्वा

दहनो

वा

G.

M.

अस्ति

ते

माता

स्मरसि

वा

तातम्

Uttararàmacharita.

4.

(

b

)

like,

as

जातां

मन्ये

तुहिनमथितां

पद्मिनीं

वान्यरूपाम्

Meghadūta (Bombay).

85

(

Various reading.

)

मणी

वोष्ट्रस्य

लम्बेते

Sk.

हृष्टो

गर्जति

चाति-

दर्पितबलो

दुर्योधनो

वा

शिखी

Mṛichchhakaṭika

5.6

स्नानीयवस्त्रक्रियया

पत्रोर्णं

वोपयुज्यते

Mâlavikâgnimitra (Bombay).

5.12

Sisupâlavadha.

3.63

4.35

7.64

Kirâtârjunîya.

3.13.

(

c

)

optionally

(

in

this

sense

mostly

in

grammatical

rules

as

of

Pāṇini

)

दोषो

णौ

वा

चित्तविरागे

Parasmaipada.

VI.4.

99,

91.

(

d

)

possibility

(

in

this

sense

वा

is

usually

added

to

the

interrogative

pronoun

and

its

derivatives

like

इव

or

नाम

),

and

may

be

translated

by

'possibly',

'I

should

like

to

know'

कस्य

वान्यस्य

वचसि

मया

स्थातव्यम्

K.

परिवर्तिनि

संसारे

मृतः

को

वा

न

जायते

Panchatantra (Bombay).

1.27.

(

e

)

sometimes

used

merely

as

an

expletive.

(

f

)

indeed,

truly.

(

g

)

only.

When

repeated

वा

has

the

sense

of

'either-or,

'

'whether-or'

सा

वा

शंभोस्तदीया

वा

मूर्तिर्जल-

मयी

मम

Kumârasambhava (Bombay).

2.6

तदत्र

परिश्रमानुरोधाद्वा

उदात्तकथावस्तुगौर-

वाद्वा

नवनाटकदर्शनकुतूहलाद्वा

भवद्बिरवधानं

दीयमानं

प्रार्थये

Veṇîsamhâra.

1

एक

एक

खगो

मानी

सुखं

जीवति

चातकः

।

म्रियते

वा

पिपासायां

याचते

वा

पुरंदरम्

॥

Subhāṣ.

(

अथवा

or,

or

rather,

or

else

see

under

अथ

न

वा

not,

neither,

nor

यदि

वा

or

if

यद्वा

or,

or

else

किं

वा

whether,

possibly

Et cætera.

किं

वा

शकुन्तलेत्यस्य

मातुराख्या

Sakuntalâ (Bombay).

7.2/21

को

वा

or

के

वा

followed

by

a

negative

means

'everyone,

all'

के

वा

न

स्युः

परिभवफला

निष्फलारम्भयत्नाः

Meghadūta (Bombay).

56.

वा

[

vā

],

I.

2

Parasmaipada.

(

वाति,

वात

or

वान

)

To

blow

वाता

वाता

दिशि

दिशि

न

वा

सप्तधा

सप्तभिन्नाः

Veṇîsamhâra.

3.6

दिशः

प्रसेदुर्मरुतो

ववुः

सुखाः

Raghuvamsa (Bombay).

3.14

Meghadūta (Bombay).

44

Bhaṭṭikâvya.

7.1

8.61.

To

strike,

hurt,

injure.

To

emit

an

odour,

be

diffused.

To

smell.

Causal.

(

वापयति-ते

)

To

cause

to

blow.

(

वाजयति-ते

)

To

shake.

-With

आ

to

blow

बद्धां

बद्धां

भित्तिशङ्काममुष्मिन्नावानावान्मातरिश्वा

निहन्ति

Kirâtârjunîya.

5.36

Bhaṭṭikâvya.

14.97.

-प्र,

वि

to

blow

वायुर्विवाति

हृदयानि

हरन्नराणाम्

Ritusamhâra (Bombay).

6.23.

-II.

4

Parasmaipada.

(

वायति

)

To

be

dried

up,

to

dry.

To

be

extinguished.

-III.

1

Ubhayapada (Parasmai. and Atmane.)

(

वापयति-ते

)

To

be

happy.

To

worship,

reverence.

वा

ind.

1

As

an

alternative

conjunction

it

means

‘or’

but

its

position

is

different

in

Sanskrit,

being

used

either

with

each

word

or

assertion

or

only

with

the

last,

but

it

is

never

used

at

the

beginning

of

a

clause

cf.

च.

2

It

has

also

the

following

senses:

(

a

)

and,

as

well

as,

also

वायुर्वा

दहनो

वा

G.

M.

अस्ति

ते

माता

स्मरसि

वा

तातं

U.

4.

(

b

)

like,

as

जातां

मन्ये

तुहिनमथितां

पद्मिनिं

वान्यरूपां

Me.

83

मणी

वोष्ट्रस्य

लंबेते

Sk.

हृष्टो

गर्जति

चातिदर्पितबलो

दुर्वोधनो

वा

शिखी

Mk.

5.

6

स्नानीयवस्त्रक्रियया

पत्रोर्णं

वोपयुज्यते

M.

5.

12

Śi.

3.

63,

4.

35,

7.

64

Ki.

3.

13.

(

c

)

optionally

(

in

this

sense

mostly

in

grammatical

rules,

as

of

Pāṇini

)

दोषो

णौ

वा

चित्तविरागे

P.

VI.

4.

99.

91.

(

d

)

Possibility

(

in

this

sense

वा

is

usually

added

to

the

interrogative

pronoun

and

its

derivatives

like

इव

or

नाम

),

and

may

be

translated

by

‘possibly’,

‘I

should

like

to

know’

कस्य

वान्यस्य

वचसि

मया

स्थातव्यं

K.

परिवर्तिनि

संसारे

मृतः

को

वा

न

जायते

Pt.

1.

27.

(

e

)

Sometimes

used

merely

as

an

expletive.

(

f

)

Indeed,

truly.

(

g

)

Only.

3

When

repeated

वा

has

the

sense

of

‘eitheror,

’

‘whether-or’

सा

वा

शंभोस्तदीया

वा

मूर्तिर्जलमयी

मम

Ku.

2.

60

तत्र

परिश्रमानुरोधाद्वा

उत्तामकथावस्तुगौरवाद्वा

नवनाटकदर्शनकुतूहलाद्वा

भवद्धिरवधानं

दीयमानं

प्रार्थये

V.

1.

(

अथवा

or,

or

rather,

or

else

see

under

अथ

न

वा

not,

neither,

nor

यदि

वा

or

if

यद्वा

or,

or

else

किं

वा

whether

&c.

).

वा

{vI.v}

{c2c}

P.

(

वाति,

वात

or

वान

)

1

To

blow

वाता

वाता

दिशि

दिशि

न

वा

सप्तधा

सप्तभिन्नाः

Ve.

3.

6

दिशः

प्रसेदुर्मरुतो

ववुः

सुखाः

R.

3.

14

Me.

42

Bk.

7.

1,

8,

61.

2

To

go,

move.

3

To

strike,

hurt,

injure.

Caus.

(

वापयति-ते

)

1

To

cause

to

blow.

2

(

वाजयति-ते

)

To

shake.

WITH

आ

to

blow

बद्धां

बद्धां

भित्तिशंकाममुष्मिन्नावानावान्मातरिश्वा

निहंति

Ki.

5.

36

Bk.

14.

97.

प्र,

वि

to

blow

वायुर्विवाति

हृदयानि

हरन्नराणां

Rs.

6.

23.

{vII.v}

{c4c}

P.

(

वायति

)

1

To

be

dried

up,

to

dry.

2

To

be

extinguished.

{vIII.v}

{c10c}

U.

(

वापयति-ते

)

1

To

go,

move.

2

To

be

happy.

3

To

worship,

reverence.

वा

a

feminine.

going

hurting

an

arrow

weaving

1.

वा

indeclinable, either an indeclinable participle or an adverb or a case used adverbially.

or

(

excluded,

like

the

Latin.

ve,

from

the

first

place

in

a

sentence,

and

generally

immediately

following,

rarely

and

only

masculine gender.

case.

preceding,

the

word

to

which

it

refers

),

ṛg-veda

et cetera.

et cetera.

(

often

used

in

disjunctive

sentences

वा-वा,

‘either’

—

‘or’,

‘on

the

one

side’

—

‘on

the

other’

न

वा

—

वा

or

न

—

वा,

‘neither’

—

‘nor’

वा

न-वा,

‘either

not’

—

‘or’

यदि

वा-वा,

‘whether’

—

‘or’

in

a

sentence

containing

more

than

two

members

वा

is

nearly

always

repeated,

although

if

a

negative

is

in

the

first

clause

it

need

not

be

so

repeated

वा

is

sometimes

interchangeable

with

च

and

अपि,

and

is

frequently

combined

with

other

particles,

especially.

with

अथ,

अथो,

उत,

किम्,

यद्,

यदि,

q.v.

[

e.g.

अथ

वा,

‘or

else’

]

it

is

also

sometimes

used

as

an

expletive

)

either-or

not,

optionally,

kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra

manu-smṛti

et cetera.

(

in

grammar.

वा

is

used

in

a

rule

to

denote

its

being

optional,

e.g.

pāṇini

i,

2,

13

35

et cetera.

)

as,

like

(

equal, equivalent to, the same as, explained by.

इव

),

pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra

mahābhārata

et cetera.

just,

even,

indeed,

very

(

equal, equivalent to, the same as, explained by.

एव,

laying

stress

on

the

preceding

word

),

kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra

kāvya literature

but

even

if,

even

supposing

(

followed

by

a

future

),

pañcatantra

v,

36/37

however,

nevertheless,

bādarāyaṇa's brahma-sūtra

bālarāmāyaṇa

(

after

a

rel.

or

interr.

)

possibly,

perhaps,

I

dare

say,

mahābhārata

kāvya literature

et cetera.

(

e.g.

किं

वा

शकुन्तलेत्य्

अस्य

मातुर्

आख्या,

‘is

his

mother's

name

perhaps

Śakuntalā?’,

śakuntalā

vii,

20/21

को

वा

or

के

वा

followed

by

a

negative

may

in

such

cases

be

translated

by

‘every

one,

all’

e.g.

के

वा

न

स्युः

परिभव-पदं

निष्फलारम्-भ-यत्नाः,

‘everybody

whose

efforts

are

fruitless

is

an

object

of

contempt’,

meghadūta

55

).

2.

वा

class.

2.

Parasmai-pada.

(

dhātupāṭha

xxiv,

42

)

वा॑ति

(

pf.

ववौ,

brāhmaṇa

mahābhārata

et cetera.

Aorist.

अवासीत्,

brāhmaṇa

fut.

वास्यति,

meghadūta

Infinitive mood.

वातुम्,

harivaṃśa

),

to

blow

(

as

the

wind

),

ṛg-veda

et cetera.

et cetera.

to

procure

or

bestow

anything

(

accusative case.

)

by

blowing,

ṛg-veda

i,

89,

4

to

blow

towards

or

upon

(

accusative case.

),

mahābhārata

xii,

2798

to

emit

an

odour,

be

diffused

(

as

perfume

),

śatapatha-brāhmaṇa

to

smell

(

trans.

),

vikramorvaśī

iv,

41

(

v.l.

)

to

hurt,

injure,

vopadeva

:

Causal.

वापयति

See

निर्-√

वा

and

confer, compare.

वाजय:

Desiderative.

विवासति

See

√

1.

वन्.

वा

[

confer, compare.

Gk.

ἄημι

for

ϝαημι

Latin.

ventus

Slavonic or Slavonian.

vejati

Gothic.

waian,

winds

German or High-German.

wâjan,

wæjen,

wehen,

Wind

Angl.Sax.

wâwan

English.

wind.

]

वा

1.

वा,

ind.

(

excluded,

like

the

Lat.

ve,

from

the

first

place

in

a

sentence,

and

generally

com-

ing

immediately

after

the

word

to

which

it

refers

),

as,

like,

so

(

not

commonly

used

in

this

sense

)

either,

or,

whether

either

—

or

not,

i.

e.

optionally,

(

in

grammar

the

word

वा

is

placed

after

a

rule

to

denote

its

being

optional

)

else

or

if,

but

if

but

only,

no

other

indeed,

truly,

even,

very

(

in

as-

severation

or

confirmation

)

and

(

as

a

conjunction

)

वा

is

also

sometimes

used

as

an

expletive

it

is

also

somewhat

pleonastically

or

perhaps

emphatically

added

to

an

interrogative

pronoun

especially

when

followed

by

the

negative

न

(

e.

g.

को

वा

न,

के

वा

न,

which

may

be

translated

by

‘very

on,

’

‘all’

)

वा

—

वा,

either

—

or

on

the

one

side

—

on

the

other

अथ

वा,

or

else

or,

or

if,

or

rather,

but,

certainly,

see

अथ

न

वा,

or

not

यदि

वा,

or

if,

or

whether,

whether,

whether

or

no,

see

under

यदि,

p.

808

यद्

वा,

or,

or

else

किं

वा,

whether?

किं

वा

—

न

वा,

is

it

—

or

not?

see

under

किम्

[

cf.

Gr.

ἤ

Lat.

ve.

]

वा

2.

वा

(

according

to

some

originally

अव्

+

आ,

cf.

ἄημι

),

cl.

2.

P.

वाति,

ववौ,

वास्यति,

अवासीत्,

वातुम्,

to

blow

(

as

the

wind

)

to

move,

go

to

pierce,

strike,

hurt,

injure

cl.

4.

P.

वायति,

&c.,

to

be

dried

up

(

by

the

wind

),

become

dry

or

languid,

to

dry,

(

in

this

sense,

according

to

some,

the

form

of

the

rt.

is

वै

)

to

be

extin-

guished

(

according

to

some

authorities

also

cl.

10.

P.

in

the

senses,

to

be

happy

to

go,

move

to

worship

):

Caus.

वापयति,

-यितुम्,

to

cause

to

blow,

cause

to

move,

excite

to

cut,

shave,

(

in

this

sense

confounded

with

Caus.

of

rt.

वप्

):

Desid.

विवासति,

Ved.

to

wish

to

blow,

wish

to

fan

to

favour,

honour,

worship

(

Naigh.

III.

5

)

to

be

favourable

or

kind

towards

to

bestow,

grant

[

cf.

Zend

vā:

Gr.

.α-ω,

ἄ-ος,

ἄη-μι,

ἀή-τη-ς,

ἄ-ελλα,

αὔ-ρα,

ἀ-ήρ,

ἀ-ΐ-σθ-ω,

ἀά-ζ-ω,

ἆσθ-μα,

μετέωρος,

ἀείρω,

ἄρδην,

ἀρτάω,

ἀορτήρ,

αἰωρέω

(

probably

also

)

αὐλός,

οὖρος

ἀϋτμήν

(

=

आत्मन्

),

ἀτμή:

Lat.

ven-tu-s,

a-er,

probably

also

vanus,

vapor

(

fr.

the

Caus.

):

Goth.

vaian,

vind-s:

Old

Germ.

wa-dal,

‘a

fan

’

wat,

wait,

waiet,

wahet,

‘to

blow:’

Slav.

ve-j-a:

Lith.

ve-je-s,

‘wind

’

o-ra-s:

Hib.

bad,

‘wind:’

Pers.

bād.

]

3.

वा,

(

according

to

B.

R.

)

a

Vedic

form

of

rt.

1.

वन्

(

generally

found

in

the

desideratives

विवासति,

विवासते,

&c.,

and

usually

with

preposition

आ

prefixed

cf.

आ-वा,

p.

131

),

to

wish

to

conciliate

or

win,

(

2.

वात,

p.

902,

may

be

referred

to

this

rt.

)

वा

vā,

encl.

pcl.

or

(

following,

but

metr.

sts.

🞄preceding

)

either

or

not,

optionally

(

=

🞄iva

),

like,

as,

as

it

were

(

=

eva

),

just,

etc.

🞄(

rare

)

but,

however

(

rare

)

even,

even

supposing

🞄(

with

ft.

rare

)

after

inter.

or

rel.

=

🞄possibly,

pray:

vā

—

vā,

either

—

or

(

when

🞄there

are

two

clauses,

the

vb.

of

the

first

only

🞄is

as

a

rule

accented

)

na

±

vā

—

vā,

kiṃ

🞄vā

—

kiṃ

vā

or

na

vā,

neither

—

nor

vā

—

🞄na

vā,

either

—

or

not

perhaps

—

or

perhaps

🞄not

whether

—

or

not

yadi-vā-vā,

whether

🞄—

or

in

a

sentence

containing

more

than

two

🞄members

vā

is

nearly

always

repeated,

while

🞄a

negative

at

the

beginning

of

the

series

need

🞄not

be

repeated

as

its

sense

runs

through

all

🞄the

remaining

members

(

=

not,

either

—

or

—

🞄or

)

in

this

case

vā

often

interchanges

with

🞄ca

and

api,

or

is

combined

with

the

pcls..

api

🞄(

±

punaḥ

),

atha

(

±

u,

api,

or

punaḥ

),

yad,

🞄yadi,

or

utá.

वा

1.

VĀ,

Ⅱ.

P.

vā́-ti,

blow

(

of

wind

):

🞄blow

upon

(

ac.

very

rare

)

emit

an

🞄odour,

be

wafted

or

diffused

(

perfume

rare

)

🞄smell

(

an

odour:

ac.

very

rare

).

anu,

blow

🞄towards

blow

after

(

ac.

)

blow

upon,

fan,

🞄kindle

blow.

apa,

exhale

(

RV.

).

abhi,

🞄blow

towards

(

tr.

&

int.

)

blow

upon,

fan.

🞄ā,

blow

towards

(

int.

),

blow

waft

(

ac.

)

🞄blow

upon.

ud,

be

blown

out

(

by

draught,

🞄of

fire

).

nis,

blow

(

wind

)

(

blow,

int.

=

)

go

🞄out,

be

extinguished

(

lamp,

light

of

day

)

🞄be

(

blown

out

=

)

cooled,

assuaged,

or

refreshed:

🞄pp.

nirvāṇa,

extinguished

set

🞄(

sun

)

the

light

of

whose

life

has

gone

out,

🞄released

from

the

bonds

of

existence,

enjoying

🞄absolute

bliss

cs.

P.

nirvāpaya,

(

V.,

C.

)

🞄extinguish,

quench

free

from

heat,

cool,

🞄refrigerate

calm,

soothe,

alleviate

dazzle

🞄(

the

eyes

)

lead

to

Nirvāṇa

(

B.

).

anu-nis,

🞄be

extinguished

after

(

ac.

).

parā,

waft

away

🞄(

RV.

).

pra,

burst

forth,

blow

be

wafted

or

🞄exhaled

(

odour

).

vi,

waft

away

blow

🞄through

blow

in

various

directions.

वा

2.

VĀ,

Ⅳ.

P.

(

Ā.,

E.

)

vā́ya,

grow

weary

🞄(

RV.

)

blow

(

E.,

confused

with

√

1.

vā

)

🞄[

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]

🞄lose

(

g.

RV.

):

pp.

vāna,

dry.

abhi,

pp.

🞄-vāta,

languishing,

sick.

ud,

(

V.

)

languish,

🞄die

away,

go

out

(

fire

)

cs.

allow

to

go

out

🞄(

fire

).

upa,

dry

up:

pp.

-vāta,

dry.

वा

3.

VĀ,

collateral

form

of

√

van:

pp.

🞄-vāta,

desired

des.

vivāsa,

gain,

elicit

🞄(

RV.

).

ā,

des.

(

V.

)

P.

Ā.

wish

to

gain,

invoke,

🞄invite

Ā.

get

rid

of

by

homage

(

guilt

).

🞄abhi‿ā,

des.

P.

advance

against,

attack

(

RV.

).

वा

4.

VĀ,

Ⅳ.

P.

váya,

weave

(

also

fig.

of

🞄hymns,

speeches,

etc.

)

compose:

pp.

uta

🞄and

ūta,

undo

a

web

(

RV.

).

ā,

weave

🞄in,

string,

draw

through

(

string

):

pp.

óta,

🞄woven

in

(

lc.

),

strung,

drawn

through

(

lc.

)

🞄penetrated

by

(

in.

).

ud,

tie

up

or

suspend

🞄with

(

in.

).

pra,

weave

on,

attach

to

(

lc.

):

🞄pp.

prota,

strung

on,

pierced

with,

fixed

on

🞄or

in,

sticking

in

(

lc.,

—°

)

pervaded

by

(

in.

)

🞄dipped

(

in

clouds,

said

of

horns

).

vi,

pp.

🞄vyûta

(

V.

),

woven,

variegated

(

garment

)

🞄levelled

(

road

).

sam

(

V.

),

attach

together

🞄inter

weave.

1.

वा

वा

(

originally

अव्

+

आ,

cf.

ἄημι

),

ii.

2,

Par.

1.

To

blow

(

as

the

wind

),

Man.

4,

122

Pañc.

i.

d.

353.

2.

†

To

hurt.

i.

4,

वाय

(

gramm.

वै

वै,

i.

1

),

Par.

To

become

dry,

to

dry.

Ptcple.

1.

वात,

Blown.

2.

वान,

Dry,

dried

(

cf.

both

s.

v.

).

--

With

the

prep.

आ

आ,

To

blow

upon

(

with

acc.

),

Kir.

5,

36.

--

With

निस्

निस्,

1.

To

cease

blowing.

2.

To

be

extinguished,

Śāk.

91,

11,

Chezy.

3.

To

be

refreshed,

Śiś.

1,

65.

निर्वात,

see

under

वात।

निर्वाण,

1.

Extinguished,

Hariv.

2391.

2.

Libe-

rated

from

existence,

MBh.

13,

2178.

Neuter.

1.

Being

extinguished,

expiring,

MBh.

4,

716.

2.

Final

beatitude,

ib.

14,

543.

3.

Bliss,

happiness,

ib.

3,

10438,

Śāk.

33,

2.

4.

Repose.

Compound

अ-,

Adjective.

not

yet

calm,

still

wild,

Ragh.

1,

71.

Caus.

वापय,

1.

To

extinguish,

MBh.

1,

1608

to

cool,

Mālat.

128,

15.

2.

To

delight,

Ragh.

9,

36

(

Calc.

).

--

With

परिनिस्

परि-निस्,

अ-परिनिर्वाण,

Adjective.

Not

completely

finished,

Śāk.

39,

20.

--

With

प्र

प्र,

1.

To

blow

vehemently,

Pañc.

169,

6.

2.

To

blow,

Rām.

2,

71,

25.

3.

To

smell,

to

yield

a

scent,

MBh.

1,

6934.

प्र-

वात,

Agitated

by

the

wind,

Kumāras.

1,

47.

Caus.

To

dry,

MBh.

1,

8431.

--

With

वि

वि,

To

blow,

Ṛt.

6,

22.

--

With

सम्

सम्,

To

blow

at

the

same

time,

MBh.

4,

1288.

--

Cf.

ἄημι,

ἄελλα,

ἀήρ,

μετέωρος,

ἀείρω

(

ἀερϳω

de-

nomin.

,

cf.

ἀέῤῥω

),

ἄρδην,

ἀρτάω,

ἀορτήρ,

αἰωρέω,

αὔρα,

probably

αὐλός,

οὖρος

ἀϋτμήν

(

=

आत्मन्

),

ἀτμή

probably

Lat.

vanus,

vapor

(

from

the

Caus.

)

Goth.

vaian

O.H.G.

wadal

see

also

वात।

2.

वा

वा,

A

particle

of,

1.

Com-

parison,

As,

Draup.

7,

15

Rām.

1,

10,

37.

2.

On

the

one

side,

Pañc.

43,

14

(

क्षम्यतां

यद्

वाल्पे

किम्

अपि

प्र-

णये

नातिरेकाद्

अयुक्तं

तद्

अनुष्ठि-

तं

तव,

What

on

the

one

side

must

be

indulged

to

a

very

feeble

affection,

that,

done

by

thee,

will

not

be

unsuit-

able

on

account

of

the

excess

of

thy

love

).

3.

Option,

Or

वा

--

वा,

Either

--

or,

Hit.

ii.

d.

159

Chr.

9,

34

Hit.

73,

22

(

किं

वा

--

न

वा,

Is

it

--

or

not

).

4.

Doubt,

Or

if,

but

if,

Pañc.

246,

21.

5.

Opposition,

But,

Chr.

10,

8

Hiḍ.

4,

2.

6.

Exception,

Only.

7.

Asseve-

ration,

Indeed,

even,

Pañc.

pr.

d.

6.

8.

Conjunction,

And.

9.

With

pre-

ceding

अथ

(

cf.

अथ

),

or

also,

Hit.

iii.

d.

95

or,

Pañc.

142,

5

or

if,

Pañc.

137,

20

or

rather,

Pañc.

82,

17

or,

90,

4

but,

Pañc.

27,

1

38,

17

cer-

tainly,

Vikr.

70,

21.

--

Cf.

Lat.

ve

ἤ.

या

(

vā,

see

also

va,

in

the

mgs.

of

iva

and

eva

also

in

Skt.,

see

BR,

pw

not

in

Pali,

but

in

AMg.

in

BHS

used

in

prose

and

in

metr.

indifferent

positions

in

vss

(

1

)

=

iva,

as,

like:

siṃho

vā

asaṃtrasto

Mv

〔i.4.6〕

(

prose

)

(

Lumbinivanaṃ

…

)

manojñaṃ

karotha

(

mss.

)

…

devabhuvanaṃ

vā

〔149.4〕

siṃho

vā

nadate

vane

〔188.7〕

jvalito

agniskandho

vā

〔252.14〕

(

abhiramantu,

mss.

°ta,

°tā

)

…

nandanagatā

vā

maruputrā

〔iii.71.1〕

(

prose

)

kṣubhitajalanidhir

vā

śrūyate

eva

śabdo

LV

〔80.15〕

(

in

LV

noted

only

in

vss,

but

sometimes

in

metr.

indiff.

positions

)

gehaṃ

praviṣṭa

nṛpater

amarālayaṃ

vā

〔115.6〕

adhruva

capalagāmi

mārutaṃ

vā

〔242.6〕,

like

the

wind

sudurbalā

(

confirmed

in

Tib.

)