वाम [ vāma ] [ vāmá ]2 m. f. n. ( fr. √ 1. [ van ] ; for 1. see col.1) lovely , dear , pleasant , agreeable , fair , beautiful , splendid , noble Lit. RV.

(ifc.) striving after , eager for , intent upon , fond of Lit. Kāv. Lit. Kathās. Lit. Rājat.

[ vāma ] m. the female breast Lit. L.

the god of love Lit. L.

N. of Śiva Lit. BhP.

of a Rudra Lit. ib.

of Varuṇa Lit. L.

(with Śaivas) = [ vāma-deva-guhya ] Lit. Sarvad.

of a son of Ṛicīka Lit. MBh. (B. [ rāma ] )

of a son of Kṛishṇa and Bhadrā Lit. BhP.

of a prince (son of Dharma) Lit. Cat.

of a son of Bhaṭṭa-nārāyaṇa Lit. Kshitîś. ( cf. [ -deva ] )

of one of the Moon's horses Lit. VP.

m. or n. a kind of pot-herb , Chenopodium Album Lit. L.

[ vāmā ] f. a beautiful woman , any woman or wife Lit. Pañcar. Lit. Sāh.

[ vāma ] m. a partic. form of Durgā Lit. Pur.

a partic. Śakti Lit. Hcat.

N. of Lakshmī Lit. W.

of Sarasvatī Lit. ib.

of one of the Mātṛis attending on Skanda Lit. MBh.

of the mother of Pārśva (the 23rd Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī) Lit. L.

[ vāmayā ] ind. in a pleasant or lovely manner Lit. RV. viii , 9 , 7

[ vāmī ] f. a mare Lit. L. ( [ -ratha ] mfn. Lit. Pat. on Lit. Pāṇ. 4-2 , 104 Vārtt. 20)

[ vāma ] m. a she-ass Lit. L.

a female camel ( cf. [ uṣṭra-v ] )

a young female elephant Lit. L.

the female of the jackal Lit. L.

n. a lovely thing , any dear or desirable good (as gold , horses ) , wealth , fortune Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. Br. Lit. ChUp.

mfn. relating to a mare Lit. Pat. ( cf. under [ ī ] f. above ) .