a. [vaṃśe bhavaḥ yat] 1 Relating to the main beam.

2 Connected with the spine.

3 Belonging to a family.

4 Of a good family, born in a good family.

5 Lineal, genea- logical. śyaḥ 1 A descendant, pos- terity (pl.); itare'pi raghorvaṃśyāḥ R. 15. 35. 2 A forefather, an ancestor; nūnaṃ mattaḥ paraṃ vaṃśyāḥ piṃḍavicchedadarśinaḥ R. 1. 66.

3 Any member of a fa- mily.

4 A cross-beam.

5 A bone in the arm or...