[vid-in] A learned man, sage, Paṇḍita. diḥ, -dī f. 1 An al- tar especially one prepared for a sacrifice; amī vediṃ paritaḥ kḷptadhiṣṇyāḥ (vahrayaḥ) Ś 4. 7.

2 An altar of a particular shape, the middle points of which come very close to each other; madhyena sā vedivilagnamadhyā Ku. 1. 39; (some propose to take vedi in this passage as meaning ‘a seal- ring’).

3 A quadrangular spot in the court-yard of a temple...