वाञ्छ् [ vāñch ] [ vāñch ] Root (cf. √ [ van ] ) cl. [1] P. ( Lit. Dhātup. vii , 28) [ vāñchati ] ( occurring only in forms from the present stem , and in pr. p. Pass. [ vāñchyamāna ] ( Lit. Kathās. ) ; but accord. to Gr. also pf. [ vavāñcha ] ; aor. [ avāñchīt ] ; fut. [ vāñchita ] , [ vañchiṣyati ] ) , to desire , wish , ask for , strive after , pursue Lit. RV. ; to state , assert , assume Lit. VarBṛS. : Caus. [ -vāñchayati ] (see [ abhi-√ vāñch ] ) Lit. MBh. ( cf. Germ. (wunsc) , (Wunsch) , (wnschen) ; Angl.Sax. (wy7scan) ; Eng. (wish) . )