Vach, Vāch: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Vach means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 Vachh.
Ambiguity: Although Vach has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Vac. It further has the optional forms Vāch.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Vach in India is the name of a plant defined with Acorus calamus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acorus calamus auct. non L. (among others).
2) Vach is also identified with Martynia annua It has the synonym Disteira angulosa Raf. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nature (London)
· Izvestiia Akademii Nauk Belorusskoi SSR: Seriia Biologicheskikh Nauk (1985)
· Pharmazie. (2006)
· Genome
· Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. (1931)
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If you are looking for specific details regarding Vach, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāch (वाछ्):—(i) vāñchati 1. a. To desire.
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 (+425): Vaachaki, Vaachan-kaksh, Vaacharth, Vaacharthwaad, Vaachayita, Vaachnik, Vaca, Vacacciravan, Vacaiccol, Vacaikkatam, Vacaikkavi, Vacaikkuttu, Vacaivinai, Vacaivu, Vacaiyam, Vacaiyunar, Vacakam, Vacakan, Vacakananam, Vacakancey.
Ends with (+60): Abhayavach, Adhivach, Alakshyavach, Amatvach, Amoghavach, Anritavach, Anuvach, Aptavach, Arvach, Arvvach, Asphutavach, Asthitvach, Avach, Avyaktavach, Baddhavach, Bahitvach, Bahugarhyavach, Bahutvach, Bahvach, Bhadravach.
Full-text: Vac, Vach nag, Saponaire des vaches, Ambhrina, Apsaras.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Vach, Vāch, Vaach; (plurals include: Vaches, Vāches, Vaaches). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
Metaphysics and Svāminārāyaṇa’s perspective < [Chapter 3 - Analysis on the Basis of Metaphysics]
7.3. The Body of a Mukta in Akṣaradhāma < [Chapter 5 - Analysis on the basis of Soteriology]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXCIX - Various other medicinal Recipes < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CXCV - Medical treatment of female complaints < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Rituals and Prophets in the Bible: An Exploration < [Volume 85 (1994)]
From Subdued Faith to Modern Rejection: Theophagy and Resistance in Rwanda < [Volume 38 (1974)]
Religion and Agricultural Success: French Anabaptists 17th-19th Century < [Volume 28 (1969)]
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Images of Brahma < [Chapter 5]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter XXI - Families of the Daityas < [Book I]
Chapter XV - The world overrun with trees; they are destroyed by the Pracetasas < [Book I]
Taittiriya Upanishad (by A. Mahadeva Sastri)
Chapter X - The Evil and its Cure < [A - Brahmavidyā expounded]
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