a. [vṛt-śānac] 1 Being, existing.

2 Living, being alive, contemporary; prathitayaśasāṃ bhāsakavi- saumillakavimiśrādīnāṃ prabaṃdhānatikramya va- rtamānakaveḥ kālidāsasya kriyāyāṃ kathaṃ pariṣado bahumānaḥ M. 1.

3 Turning or [Page0949-a+ 56] moving round, revolving.

4 Dwell- ing in. naḥ The present tense (in gram.); vartamānasāmīpye vartamānava- dvā P. III. 3. 131. naṃ Presence.