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vasā

vasa

masc nom pl of vasa (noun); masc instr sg of vasa (noun); masc abl sg of vasa (noun); masc voc sg of vasa (noun); …

1. vasa (masc): wish; desire; will
2. vasa (masc): control; authority; power; mastery (over)
3. vasa (masc): financial ability; lit. power
4. vasa (root): (gram) √vas (live)
5. vasanta (prp): living; staying
6. vasā (fem): grease; oil
7. vasi (aor): lived; stayed (in)
8. vasā (fem): young cow
9. …

Etymology. √vas + a; from √vas 'want, control'; Sanskrit vaśa [vaś]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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