Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

vañcaka वञ्चक – deceptive; fraudulent

adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary adjective · substantive masculine

adjective

deceptive; fraudulent

substantive masculine

outwitter; deceiver

Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

vañcaka ·m. deceiver, jackal (°vacana* = vañcanavacana).

Monier-Williams 1872 Word type unspecified

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

Vañcaka, as, ikā, am (fr. the Caus.), deceiving, cheating, one who deceives, a deceiver, rogue, cheat, knave; fraudulent, deceitful, crafty; (as), m. a jackal; a musk-rat; a tame or house-ichneumon.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

vañcaka (vom caus. von vañc) nom. ag. 1〉 der Andere anführt, Betrüger AK. 3,1,47. TRIK. 3,3,41. H. 376. H. an. 3,94. MED. k. 154. M. 9,258. MBH. 2,527. MBH. 2,1207. MBH. 7,2598. sphuṭavaktā na vañcakaḥ Spr. 1625. KATHĀS. 39,121. CHANDOM. 153. prakāśa˚, pracchanna˚ M. 9,257. avañcakaḥ parijanaḥ ehrlich Spr. 3288. in comp. mit dem Object: jana˚ HARIV. 7124. viśvasta˚ KATHĀS. 26,240. anya˚ ŚATR. 14,288. jagadvañcaka Verz. d. Oxf. H. 133,b,36. Bösewicht (khala) H. an. MED. — 2〉 m. Schakal AK. 2,5,5. TRIK. H. an. MED. HĀR. 78. HIT. 22,8. HIT. 22,14. HIT. 40,20. — 3〉 m. Moschusratze (gehanakula, gṛhababhru) H. an. MED. — Vgl. ātma˚, jagadvañcaka, bandhu˚.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

vañcaka — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) Subst. der Andere anführt, Betrüger Ind. St. 14,397. — 2〉 m. — a〉 Schakal VĀSAV. 75,2. — b〉 *Moschusratte.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

vañcaka m. Betrüger (˚vacana Trugrede*).

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

vañcaka m. (sfx. aka) trompeur; filou.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

HP 2 occurrences
HP 3.103-3.107*2: Conclusion of the Mudrā Teaching 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

HP 4.67-4.77: Mind and Breath 1 occurrence

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