√ vac, “speak”

√ vakṣ, ukṣ

√ vac

√ vaj

Present

II. vacmi vakṣi vakti E.+

III. vívakti etc. V

Future

Simple Future: vakṣyáti etc. V.+,-te etc. E.+ (avakṣyat etc. B.U.)

Periphrastic Future: vaktā́ B.+

Aorist

Th Ao: avocat -cata etc. V.+ (vócati -te etc. V.+; vacāti etc. V.B.S., vocét -ceta etc. V.B., vocatu etc. V.; vocant C.; avoci C.)

^RAo: avīvacat

Precative: ucyāsam B.

Ao/Ps/3/sg: avāci V.B

Perfect

uvā́ca ūcús etc. V.+ (uváktha AV.), ūcé etc. V.+ (vavāca vivakvā́ṃs RV., vavakṣé RV.)

Causative

vācayati etc. B.+,-te etc. S. (vācyate C.)

Verbal Nouns

PPP: uktá V.+; Inf: váktum B.+,-tave RV.,-tos B.; ¹Abs: uktvā B.+; ²Abs: -úcya B.+; vā́ce RV

Derivatives

vā́c V.+	vácana V.+	ukti V.+	vagnú V.B.
-vaca E.+	vacaná RV.	vakti U¹.	vákman ? RV.
-úcya B.S.	vacanīya S.+	váktva RV.	vákmya ? RV.
vāká V.+	vācana V.+	vaktavyà B.+	vagvaná RV.
-vākin U¹.	-vācanīya C.	vaktṛ V.+	vagvanú RV.
vākyà V.+	vácas V.+	vaktra E.+	vivakṣā E.+
vācaka E.+	-vā́cas V.	ukthá V.+	vivakṣu AV.+
vācin C.	-vā́ku AV.+	ucátha RV.	vācayitṛ C.
vā́cya V.+			vācayitavya S.

The aorist-stem voca is treated quite as a secondary root-form.

Meanings

vívakti vakti v PPP uktá (q.v.) say, speak, tell (2A or D G of pers. & A of th.); name, call (2A, Ā refl. 2 N); reproach, censure, blame (A); w. punar repeat or reply. P. ucyáte be called, pass for (N). Caus. vācayati, te cause to say, speak etc. (2A); read, recite; agree, promise. Des vivakṣati, (te), PPP vivakṣita wish to say, speak, etc; P. be meant or in question.

accha call near, salute, invite.

adhi speak in favour of, intercede for (D).

anu recite (prayers etc.) for (G or D), teach, communicate; Ā say after (the teacher) i.e. learn, study. Caus. cause to recite; read. abhyanu say with regard to something; describe in words.

abhi = prec., also i.g. say, tell (2A).

ā address, invoke.

upa exhort, impel.

nis speak out, explain, derive (g.); speak off i.e. drive away with words.

pra tell forth, proclaim, praise, mention, teach, communicate to (D or G); declare to be, name (2A); betray, denounce, deliver, surrender. paripra scold, reproach. pratipra indicate, denounce. saṃpra declare (together), announce, indicate.

prati announce, commend (Ā); answer, return (2A); refute.

vi announce, proclaim, explain, decide; Ā contend for, quarrel about (L).

sam proclaim, communicate; say (together) to (A

prati ); Ā converse, talk together.

Cf. ánukta, anūcāná, nirukta, prátyukta (sic!), prokta.