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√ vañc, “move crookedly”

√ vaj

√ vañc

√ vaṇṭ

Present

I. váñcati V.B.S., -te C1

Passive

vacyáte etc. V.+

Future

Simple Future: vañciṣyati

Periphrastic Future: vañcitā

Aorist

RAo: avavañcat

-iṣ-Ao: avañcīt vacyāt

Perfect

vavañca vāvakre RV

Causative

vañcayati etc. U.+-te etc. E.+ (vañcyate E.+)

Desiderative

vivañciṣa-

Intensive

vanīvañc- avāvacīt ? RV

Verbal Nouns

1 Abs: vañcitvā vacitvā vaktvā

Derivatives

vañcaka E.+

 

vaṅkú RV.

 

vakrá AV.+

 

vañcayitṛ C.

 

vañcana V.+

 

váṅkri V.+

 

vákva RV.

 

vañcayitavya E.+

 

vañcanīya E.+

 

vákvan RV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is hardly necessary to assume a different root-form vak for a part of these forms, since they are all such as sometimes show a guttural in place of a palatal of the root.

 

Meanings

váñcati v totter, go crookedly, sneak; P. vacyáte move to and fro (lit. & fig.), rock, roll, hurry along. Caus. vañcayati, te, PPP vañcita (q.v.) mislead, deceive, cheat of (I or Ab), escape. – accha roll or move towards (A).

abhi Caus. deceive, cheat.

ā P. roll or spring forth.

upa Caus. &

nis Ā deceive, cheat.

pari sneak about; Caus. cheat.

pra Caus. escape.

sam totter.

 

 

 

 

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