Vancha, Vāñchā, Vamcha: 12 definitions
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Vancha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
Vancha has 12 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vanchha.
Ambiguity: Although Vancha has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Vanca. It further has the optional forms Vañcha.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVāñchā (वाञ्छा):—(von vāñch) f.
1) Verlangen, Wunsch [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 27.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 430.] [Halāyudha 4, 25.] [Sânkhya Philosophy 30.] vāñchāmapṛccham [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 268.] mātre pi darśite [4, 233.] tato vāñchā pravartate, yato vāñchā nivartate [Spr. 2387.] vāñchā nivartate nārthaiḥ [2772.] yadi teṣu tavāsti vāñchā [1016. 2773.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 56, 297.] yadyasti vāñchā macchiṣyatāṃ prati . tvatputryāḥ [11, 27.] vāryamāṇasya vāñchā hi viṣayeṣvabhivardhate [31, 91.] tato sya pṛthvīrājye ca vāñchā udapadyata [18, 178.] rājyasya vāñchāṃ kurute [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 37, 39.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 16, 21.] sarvavāñchāpradātrī sarvayoṣitām [Oxforder Handschriften 23,b, Nalopākhyāna 3.] siddhi [Rājataraṅgiṇī.3,344.] [Oxforder Handschriften 99,a,12.] vicchedana [Spr. 2772.] sva [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 292.] vyayamānaḥ svavāñchayā [Spr. 787.] suvarṇābja [Kathāsaritsāgara 25, 236.] hṛdi praviṣṭayā tatpratyāgamavāñchayā [18, 230. 21, 59. 29,116. ] [Pañcatantra 93, 4. 195, 16] (vāñcayā gedr.). am Ende eines adj. comp. (f. ā) [Śiśupālavadha 10, 69.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 2, 103.] —
2) das Statuiren, Annehmen: ubhayavāñchāyām [SARVADARŚANAS. 41, 13.]
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.
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Starts with (+19): Vamcaki, Vamchalya, Vancaikkalam, Vancakaccol, Vancakacuram, Vancakam, Vancakamuti, Vancalam, Vancamvai, Vancan, Vancanai, Vancanaippunarppu, Vancani, Vancantir, Vancapavam, Vancappalippu, Vancappen, Vancappukalcci, Vancavi, Vancaviruti.
Ends with: Abhivancha, Avancha, Laavancha, Lavancha, Manovancha, Pavamcha, Svavancha, Vaavancha.
Full-text (+8): Manovancha, Svavancha, Vanchanathiyasutra, Vanchakalpa, Vanchakalpalata, Vanchanatha, Vancheshvara, Vanchoddhara, Abhivancha, Adhikadhika, Vanchesha, Vancheshvaramahatmya, Vancapavam, Vanchin, Vicchedana, Nervu, Kallampannu, Yadriccha, Kamika, Matku.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.229 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.3.71-72 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 2.1.189 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.37 - The transgressions of Sallekhanā < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.8.71 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
Verse 1.5.152 < [Chapter 5 - Eating the Mendicant Brāhmaṇa’s Offerings]
Verse 2.28.189 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord’s Pastime of Accepting Sannyāsa]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 25 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Text 9 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]
Text 1 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]
Song 18 < [Paugaṇḍa-līlā (Ages 6-10—Pastimes)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.183 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]