1 The spring, vernal sea- son (comprising the two months caitra and vaiśākha); madhumādhavau vasaṃtaḥ Suśr.; sarvaṃ priye cārutaraṃ vasaṃte Rs. 6. 2; viharati haririha sarasavasaṃte Gīt. 1.

2 Spring personified as a deity and regarded as a companion of Kāmadeva; suhṛdaḥ paśya vasaṃtakiṃ sthitaṃ Ku. 4. 27.

3 Dysentery.

4 Small- pox.

5 (In dramas) A nick- name for the Vidūṣaka or buffoon. Comp. avatāraḥ...