Vacahpati, Vācaḥpati, Vacas-pati: 1 definition
Introduction:
Vacahpati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vachahpati.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vācaḥpati (वाचःपति):—[=vācas-pati] [from vācas > vāc] m. (vācas-) ‘lord of voice or speech’, Name of a divine being (presiding over human life which lasts as long as there is voice in the body; applied to Soma, Viśva-karman, Prajā-pati, Brahmā etc., but [especially] to Bṛhas-pati, who is lord of eloquence, preceptor of the gods, and regent of the planet Jupiter), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a master of speech, orator, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Ṛṣi, a lexicographer, a philosopher etc., [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha; Uṇādi-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]] etc.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vacahpatibhattacarya, Vacahpatigovinda, Vacahpatikalpataru, Vacahpatimishra, Vacahpativallabha.
Ends with: Dharmavacahpati, Hariramavacahpati, Vaidyavacahpati.
Full-text: Vacahpatibhattacarya, Vacahpatikalpataru, Vacahpatigovinda, Vacahpativallabha, Vacahpatimishra, Vaidyavacahpati, Sharirakatika, Dharmavacahpati, Rudranyayavacahpatibhattacarya, Hariramavacahpati, Vacapati, Ramananda, Madhusudani, Devasu, Vacahpatya, Ramakanta, Ramanatha, Ramacandra.
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