वचस्

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáčas (word, speech), from Proto-Indo-European *wékʷos. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬗𐬀𐬵 (vacah), Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, speech).

Pronunciation

Noun

वचस् (vácas) stemn

  1. word, speech
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.108.8:
      एह ग॑म॒न्नृष॑यः॒ सोम॑शिता अ॒यास्यो॒ अङ्गि॑रसो॒ नव॑ग्वाः
      त ए॒तमू॒र्वं वि भ॑जन्त॒ गोना॒मथै॒तद्वचः॑ प॒णयो॒ वम॒न्नित्
      éhá gamannṛ́ṣayaḥ sómaśitā ayā́syo áṅgiraso návagvāḥ
      ta etámūrváṃ ví bhajanta gónāmáthaitádvácaḥ paṇáyo vámannít
      Ṛsis will come inspirited with Soma, Angirases unwearied, and Navagvas.
      This stall of cattle will they part among them: then will the Paṇis wish these words unspoken.
  2. voice

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of वचस्
singular dual plural
nominative वचः (vácaḥ) वचसी (vácasī) वचांसि (vácāṃsi)
vocative वचः (vácaḥ) वचसी (vácasī) वचांसि (vácāṃsi)
accusative वचः (vácaḥ) वचसी (vácasī) वचांसि (vácāṃsi)
instrumental वचसा (vácasā) वचोभ्याम् (vácobhyām) वचोभिः (vácobhiḥ)
dative वचसे (vácase) वचोभ्याम् (vácobhyām) वचोभ्यः (vácobhyaḥ)
ablative वचसः (vácasaḥ) वचोभ्याम् (vácobhyām) वचोभ्यः (vácobhyaḥ)
genitive वचसः (vácasaḥ) वचसोः (vácasoḥ) वचसाम् (vácasām)
locative वचसि (vácasi) वचसोः (vácasoḥ) वचःसु (vácaḥsu)