Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. (fr. vi-taṃsa, or vī-t) a bird-catcher MBh. 1021,2 206847 m. a butcher L. 1021,2 206848 n. the act of ensnaring or entrapping, catching insidiously MBh. (cf. dyūta-vait, dharma-vait). 130146 1021,2 206849 Nom. A1. yate, to act the part of a bird-catcher, ensnaring, inveigling Ja1takam. 130147 1021,2 206850
