वासन्त mfn. (
-न्तः-न्ता-न्तं)
1. Placed, situated.
2. Vernal, relating to the season of spring, suitable to it, produced in it, &c.
3. Young, in the spring of life.
4. Diligent in the performance of religious cere- monies.
m. (
-न्तः)
1. A camel.
2. The Indian cuckoo.
3. Any young animal, or a young elephant.
4. A catamite.
5. The southern wind, zephyr.
6. A sort of kidney-bean, (Phaseolus mungo.)
7. The black kind of Moong or bean.
8. A plant, (Vangueria spinosa.)
f. (
-न्ती)
1. A large creeper, (Gærtnera racemosa.)
2. A species of jasmine, (Jasminum auriculatum.)
3. Long pepper.
4. Trumpet- flower.
5. A festival in honour of KĀMADEVA, held in the month of Chaitra.
6. A species of the Sarkarī metre.
E. वस् to dwell, aff.
झच्, and the vowel made long; or
वसन्त spring, and
अण् aff.