vaṃc

Dictionary meanings for vaṃc from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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vaṃc

Normalized lookup: vamc

Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 P. (vaṃcati) 1 To go, to ar- rive at; vavaṃcuścāhavakṣitiṃ Bk. 14. 74, 7. 106.

2 To wander over.

3 To go slyly or secretly, sneak.

4 To go crookedly.

5 Ved. To shake, totter, tremble. Caus. (vaṃcayati-te) 1 To avoid, escape from, evade, shun; ahiṃ vaṃcayati; avaṃcayata māyāśca svamāyābhirnaradviṣāṃ Bk. 8. 43.

2 To cheat, deceive, defraud (said to be A. only, but often P. also); mūrkhā- stvāmavavaṃcaṃta...

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