वैदेहक

{ vaidēhakḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वैदेहक  mfn.  mfn. relating or belonging to the विदेहs, [MBh.]
वैदेहक  m.  m. a man of the वैदेह caste (said to be the offspring of a शूद्र father and Brāhman mother), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
a merchant, [Hcar.]
N. of a mountain, [Buddh.]
विदेह    pl. = (the people called so), [VarBṛS.]; [MārkP.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वैदेहकः [vaidēhakḥ]   1 A trader; गृहपतिवैदेहकतापसव्यञ्जनाः [Kau.A. 2.]
= वैदेह (4) q. v.

Shabda-Sagara

वैदेहक  m.  ( -कः)
1. A trader by profession.
2. A man of a mixed caste, the offspring of a Vaiśya father and Brāhman mother, whose business is attendance in the women's apartments.
E. विदेह the country, वुञ्. aff.; or वि various, दिह् to collect, (goods, &c.,) aff. ण्वुल् and अण् added; or विदेह a king, the supposed author of rules for merchants, वुञ् aff., or

ROOTS:

विदेह वुञ् वि दिह् ण्वुल् अण् विदेह वुञ्

with अण् aff. and ठक् added वैदेहिक .