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वाम m. 1.m. (for 2. and 3. See col. 2) the act of vomiting g. ज्वला-दि
वाम mfn. 2.mf(ई॑ or आ)n. (fr. √ 1.वन्; for 1. See col. 1) lovely, dear, pleasant, agreeable, fair, beautiful, splendid, noble, [RV.] &c. &c.
(ifc. ) striving after, eager for, intent upon, fond of [Kāv.] ; [Kathās.] ; [Rājat.]
वाम m. m. the female breast, [L.]
the god of love, [L.]
N. of शिव, [BhP.]
of a रुद्र, ib.
of वरुण, [L.]
वाम-देव-गुह्य (with शैवs) = , [Sarvad.]
राम of a son of ऋचीक, [MBh.] (B. )
of a son of कृष्ण and भद्रा, [BhP.]
of a prince (son of धर्म), [Cat.]
-देव of a son of भट्ट-नारायण, [Kṣitîś.] (cf. )
of one of the Moon's horses, [VP.]
वाम n. m. or n. a kind of pot-herb, Chenopodium Album, [L.]
वाम n. n. a lovely thing, any dear or desirable good (as gold, horses &c.), wealth, fortune, [RV.] ; [AV.] ; [Br.] ; [ChUp.]
वाम f. mfn. relating to a mare, [Pat.] (cf. under ईf. above).
वाम mfn. 3.mf(आ)n. (perhaps originally identical with 2. above) left, not right, being or situated on the left side, [ŚBr.] &c. &c. (the quivering of the left eye or arm is supposed to be a good omen in women and of the left arm a bad omen in men)
reverse, adverse, contrary, opposite, unfavourable, [Kāv.] ; [Kathās.]
अम् n. crooked, oblique (ind. sideways), [BhP.]
refractory, coy (in love), [Sāh.]
acting in the opposite way or differently, [Śak. iv, 18]
hard, cruel, [Kāv.] ; [Pur.]
vile, wicked, base, low, bad, [Kir.]
वाम n. m. or n. the left side (वामाद् दक्षिणम्, from the left to the right; वामेन, on the left side), [Kāv.] ; [Kathās.]
वाम m. m. the left hand, [RāmatUp.]
a snake, [L.]
an animal, sentient being, [L.]
वाम n. n. adversity, misfortune, [Kathās.]
वामाचार the left-hand practices of the followers of the तन्त्रs (= q.v. ), [Cat.]
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