वीज n. (
-जं)
1. Seed, (of plants, &c.)
2. Cause, origin in general.
3. Semen virile.
4. Receptacle, place of deposit or preparation.
5. Truth, divine truth, as the seed or cause of being.
6. Marrow.
7. Algebra, analysis.
8. The mystical letter or syllable which forms the essential part of the Mantra of any deity.
9. The origin of the business of a drama.
E. वि variously,
जन् be born or produced, (from it,) aff.
ड, and the vowel made long; or
व्येञ् to cover, aff.
क्विप्, वी covering,
जन् to be born, aff.
ड; or
वि implying possession,
ई LAKSHMĪ or prosperity,
जन् to be produced, (by it,) with the same affix: there are other derivations.
ROOTS:
वि जन् ड व्येञ् क्विप् वी जन् ड; वि ई जन्