वश्य

Sanskrit

Etymology

From वश् (vaś, “to will, command”)

Adjective

वश्य • (vaśya)

  1. to be subjected.
  2. subdued, tamed, humbled.
  3. being under control, obedient to another's will, dutiful, docile, tame, humble, at the disposal of.

Noun

वश्य • (vaśya) m

  1. a dependent, slave.

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 929
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