[bhāṣ-ṇyat] 1 Speaking, talking.

2 Any work in the com- mon or vernacular language.

3 Exposition, gloss, commentary; as in vedabhāṣya.

4 Especially, a com- mentary which explains Sūtras or aphorisms word by word with com- ments of its own; (sūtrārtho varṇyate yatra padaiḥ sūtrānusāribhiḥ. svapadāni ca varṇyaṃte bhāṣyaṃ bhāṣyavido viduḥ..); saṃkṣiptasyāpyato'syaiva vākyasyārthagarīyasaḥ. suvistaratarā vāco...