cl.1 P. A1. () v/adati-, te- (Epicmc. also vādati-; Potentialudeyam-; perfect tenseuvāda-pluralūdim/a-; ūde-etc. ; veditha-, dailuḥ-, duḥ-; Aoristavādīt-, diṣuḥ- etc.; subjunctivevādiṣaḥ-; avādiran-; vadiṣma-, ṣihāḥ-; precedingudyāt-; futurevadiṣy/ati-, te- etc.; infinitive moodv/aditos-; vaditum- etc.; ind.p.uditvā-; -udya-), to speak, say, utter, tell, report, speak to, talk with, address (P.or A1.;with accusative of the thing said, and accusative [with or without abhi-]or genitive case,or locative case of the person addressed;also followed by yad-,"that", or by yadi-,"whether") etc. ; (P.) to praise, recommend ; to adjudge, adjudicate ; to indicate, designate ; to proclaim, announce, foretell, bespeak etc. ; to allege, affirm ; to declare (any one or anything) to be, call (two accusative or accusative and Nominal verb with iti-) etc. ; (with or scilicetvācam-) to raise the voice, sing, utter a cry (said of birds and 9.) etc. ; (A1.) to say, tell, speak to (accusative) etc. ; to mention, state, communicate, name ; to confer or dispute about ; to contend, quarrel ; to lay claim to (locative case) ; to be an authority, be eminent in (locative case) ; to triumph, exult : Passive voiceudy/ate- (Aoristavādi-), to be said or spoken etc. : Causalvād/ayati-m.c. also te- (see; Aoristavīvadat-; Passive voicevādyate-, Epic also ti-), to cause to speak or say ; to cause to sound, strike, play (with instrumental case,rarely locative case of the instrument) etc. ; to play music ; (with bahu-) to make much ado about one's self. ; to cause a musical instrument (accusative) to be played by (instrumental case) Va1rtt. 2 ; to speak, recite, rehearse : Desiderativevivadiṣati-, te-, to desire to speak, : Intensivev/āvadīti- (), vāvady/ate-, (), vāvatti- (grammar), to speak or sound aloud. [ confer, compare Lit.vadi4nti.]
वद् 1 P. (वदति, but Ātm. in certain senses and with certain prepositions; see below; उवाद, अवादीत्, वदिष्यति, व दितुम्, उदित; pass. उद्यते desid. विवदिषति) 1 To say, speak utter, address, speak to; वद प्रदोषे स्फुटचन्द्रतारका 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 स्वयम्. -3 To speak of, describe; आश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः Bg.2.29. -4 To lay down, state; श्रुतिस्मृत्युदितं धर्ममनुतिष्ठन् हि मानवः Ms.2.9;4.14. -5 To name, call; वदन्ति वर्ण्यावर्ण्यानां धर्मैक्यं दीपकं बुधाः Chandr.5. 45; तदप्यपाकीर्णमतः प्रियवदां वदन्त्यपर्णेति च तां पुराविदः Ku.5. 28. -6 To indicate, bespeak; कृतज्ञतामस्य वदन्ति संपदः Ki. 1.14. -7 To raise the voice, utter a cry, sing; कोकिलः पञ्चमेन वदति; वदन्ति मधुरा वाचः; &c. -8 To show brilliance or proficiency in, be an authority of (Ātm.); शास्त्रे वदते Sk., पाणिनिर्वदते Vop. -9 To shine, look splendid or bright (Ātm.); लङ्का समाविशद् रात्रौ वदमानो$रिदुर्गमाम् Bk. 8.27. -1 To maintain, affirm. -11 To toil, exert, labour (Ātm.); क्षेत्रे वदते Sk. -Caus. (वादयति, ते) 1 To cause to speak or say. -2 To cause to sound, play on a musical instrument; वीणामिव वादयन्ती Vikr.1.1; वादयते मृदु वेणुम् Gīt.5. -3 To speak, recite.
vad speak, I. váda, ii. 33, 15; op. ii. 35, 15; vii. 103, 52; x. 34, 12. áchā- invoke, v. 83, 1. á̄- utter, ii. 12, 15; viii. 48, 14. prá- utter forth, iṣ ao., avādiṣur, vii. 103, 1. sám- converse about (acc.) with (inst.), vii. 86, 2.
verb (class 1 ātmanepada) to address (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to adjudge (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to affirm (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to announce (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to declare (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to designate (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to foretell (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to recommend (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to say (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to speak (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to talk with (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to tell (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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