a. [vac-ṇvul] 1 Speaking, declaring, explanatory.

2 Express- ing, signifying, denoting directly (as a word, distinguished from lākṣaṇika and vyaṃjaka); sākṣātsaketitaṃ yorthamabhidhatte sa vācakaḥ K. P. 2.

3 Verbal. kaḥ 1 A speaker.

2 A [Page0957-a+ 56] reader.

3 A significant word.

4 A messenger. Comp. padaṃ a signifi- cant word.