वामन (vāmana) is a Sanskrit word meaning dwarfish or short in stature, small, minute, short, bent or inclined, relating to a dwarf or to Vishnu, or treating of him, descended from the elephant Vamana, the dwarf incarnation of Vishnu. Its 65 recorded definitions are grouped into 28 contexts, among them Dwarf, Short, or Small (Physical Attribute), Proper Name: A Mythical Elephant or Related, Proper Name: Human Figures.
Etymology
E. वम् to eject from the mouth, and ल्यु or ल्युट् aff
1. Small in stature, dwarfish, minute, or short.
2. Bent down or bending low.
3. A dwarf or the dwarf incarnation of Vishnu.
4. The name of the world-elephant of the south or west, and of a specific author.
वामन (vāmana) [Printed book page 277-1] वामन (vāmana) vāmana, a. small in stature, dwarfish; minute (light), short (days); bent down, bending low; m. dwarf; dwarf-incarnation of Viṣṇu (who on being promised by the Daitya Bali as much land as he could measure in three steps, strode through the three worlds); N.of the world-elephant of the south or west; N., esp.of the author of the Kāvyālaṃkāra-vṛtti and of the Kāśikā-vṛtti: -ka, m. dwarf; -tā,f., -tva,n. dwarfishness. [ID=16289]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Short, dwarfish, or a dwarf. 2. Depressed or pressed flat. 3. Low, vile, or base. 4. Vishnu in his dwarf avatar. 5. The elephant of the southern quarter. 6. A tree. 7. A female dwarf. 8. A particular type of woman. 9. A disease of the vagina.
1 VIṢṆU in his character of the dwarf, in which he appeared on his fifth Page752 descent from heaven, to prevent BALI from obtaining dominion of the three worlds.
2 The elephant that supports the south quarter.
3 A tree, (Alangium hexapetalum.) f. (नी (nī))
1 A female dwarf.
2 A sort of woman; also वामन (vāmana)िका (vāmanikā).
3 A disease of the vagina.
E. वम (vama) to eject from the mouth, and ल्यु (lyu) or ल्यु (lyu)ट् (lyuṭ) aff.
[ID=34392]
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Short or dwarfish. 2. Vishnu in his fifth incarnation. 3. The elephant of the south. 4. The Alangium tree. 5. A female dwarf.
वामन (vāmana) [Printed book page 673-b] वामन (vāmana)(नः-ना-नं) ((naḥ-nā-naṃ))a. Short, dwarfish. m. Vishnu in his 5th incarnation; elephant of the south; a tree, Alangium. f. Female dwarf. [ID=33985]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Dwarfish or short in stature. 2. Short, brief, or small. 3. Vile or low.
वामन (vāmana) [Printed book page 653-16] वामन (vāmana)(I) a. (f. ना (nā)) 1. Dwarfish, short in stature; 2. short, brief, small, little, वामन (vāmana)ार्चिरिव दीपभाजनम् (vāmanārciriva dīpabhājanam)R. xix.5, ज्योत्स्नीर्न चेत् तत्प्रतिमा इमा वा कथं कथं तानि च वामन (vāmana)ानि (jyotsnīrna cet tatpratimā imā vā kathaṃ kathaṃ tāni ca vāmanāni)Na. xxii.57; 3. vile, low. [ID=34347]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A dwarf. 2. The elephant presiding over the southern quarter. 3. The author of the Kashikavritta. 4. Vishnu in his fifth incarnation.
वामन (vāmana)(II) m. 1. A dwarf, प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामन (vāmana)ः (prāṃśulabhye phale lobhādudbāhuriva vāmanaḥ)R. i.3, x.60; 2. name of the elephant that presides over the south quarter; 3. name of the author of the Kāśikāvṛitti ; 4. Vishṇu in his fifth incarnation, छलयसि विक्रमणे बलिमद्भुतवामन (vāmana) पदनखनीरजनितजनपावन केशव धृतवामन (vāmana)रूप (chalayasi vikramaṇe balimadbhutavāmana padanakhanīrajanitajanapāvana keśava dhṛtavāmanarūpa)Git.G. i. [ID=34348]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Short, dwarfish, or a dwarf. 2. Depressed or pressed flat. 3. Low, vile, or base. 4. Vishnu in his dwarf avatar. 5. The elephant supporting the southern quarter. 6. A tree. 7. A female dwarf. 8. A sort of woman. 9. A disease of the vagina. 10. A mare.
वामन (vāmana) [Printed book page 644-b] वामन (vāmana)
mfn. (-नः (-naḥ)-ना-नं (-naḥ-nā-naṃ))
1. Short, dwarfish, a dwarf.
2. Depressed, pressed flat or down.
3. Low, vile, base.
m. (-नः (-naḥ))
1. VISHṆU in his character of the dwarf, in which he appeared on his fifth descent from heaven, to prevent BALĪ from obtaining dominion of the three worlds.
2. The elephant that supports the south quarter.
3. A tree, (Alangium hexapetalum.)
f. (-नी (-nī))
1. A female dwarf.
2. A sort of woman; also वामन (vāmana)िका । (vāmanikā .)
3. A disease of the vagina.
4. A mare.
E. वम् (vam) to eject from the mouth, and ल्यु (lyu) or ल्यु (lyu)ट् (lyuṭ) aff.
[ID=35961]
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Dwarfish or a dwarf. 2. Pressed flat or down. 3. Vile or low. 4. A name of Vishnu in his dwarf incarnation. 5. The elephant that supports the south quarter. 6. The name of an Apsaras. 7. A female dwarf.
1. Dwarfish or short. 2. A dwarf or an epithet of Vishnu.
वामन (vāmana) [Printed book page 485] 1 वामन (vāmana)a. dwarfish, short, small, abstr.°ता (°tā)† f., °त्व (°tva)† n. — m. dwarf, E. of Viṣṇu etc., N. of sev. men. [ID=28828]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Dwarfish or short in stature.
2. Depressed or flattened.
3. Low, vile, or base.
4. Vishnu in his dwarf incarnation.
5. The elephant that supports the southern quarter.
6. The tree Alangium hexapetalum.
7. A female dwarf, a sort of woman, a mare, or a disease of the vagina.
वामन (vāmana) [Printed book page 0903-c] वामन (vāmana)vāmana, as, ā, am (probably fr. 2. vā-ma; said to be fr. rt. vam), dwarfish, short in stature, a dwarf; depressed, pressed flat or down; low, vile, base; (as), m. Viṣṇu in his dwarf incarnation, (this was the fifth of the descents of Viṣṇu, and under- taken to humble the pride of the Daitya Bali, who had acquired dominion over the three worlds [see bali]; the germ of the story of this incarnation seems to be contained in Śatapatha-Br. I. 2, 5, 1, the later legend is given in Rāmāyaṇa I. 31, 2); the elephant that supports the south quarter; the tree Alangium Hexapetalum; N. of the author of the Kāvyālaṅkāra-vṛtti; of the Kāśikā-vṛtti commen- tary; (ā), f., N. of an Apsaras; (ī), f. a female dwarf; a sort of woman; a mare; a disease of the Vagina. —Vāmana-tanu, us, us or vī, u, dwarf- bodied. —Vāmana-purāṇa, am, n., N. of one of the eighteen Purāṇas (said to have been related by Pulastya to Nārada, and containing an account of the dwarf incarnation of Viṣṇu; see purāṇa). —Vāmana-prādurbhāva, as, m. the manifestation or incarnation of the dwarf; see above. —Vāmana-rūpin, ī, iṇī, i, dwarf-formed, being in the form of a dwarf. —Vāmana-vṛtti, is, f., N. of a commen- tary on Pāṇini's grammar by Vāmana Jayāditya, (see kāśika.) —Vāmana-vṛtti-ṭīkā, f., N. of a commen- tary by Maheśvara on the Kāvyālaṅkāra-vṛtti. —Vā-mana-vrata, am, n., N. of a particular Vrata to be observed on the twelfth day of Śrāvaṇa in celebration of Viṣṇu's dwarf incarnation. —Vāmana-sūkta, am, n., N. of a Vedic hymn. —Vāmana-svāmin, ī, m., N. of a poet. —Vāmanākṛti (°na-āk°), is, is, i, dwarf-shaped, dwarfish. —Vāmanācārya (°na-āc°),as, m., N. of a commentator. —Vāmanāvatāra (°na-av°), as, m. the dwarf incarnation; see under vāmana above. —Vāmanāvatāra-kathana, am, n. the story of the dwarf incarnation, N. of a chapter of the Padma-Purāṇa. —Vāmanī-kṛta, as, ā, am, pressed down, shortened, flattened. —Vāmanendra-svā-min, ī, m. a proper N. —Vāmanopapurāṇa (°na-up°), am, n., N. of an Upa-Purāṇa. [ID=41885]
1. An elephant at one of the four cardinal points maintaining the balance of the worlds. 2. A son of Iravati.
[Printed book page 3-192] Vāmana (II) — an elephant at one of the four cardinal points to maintain the balance of the worlds;1 son of Irāvatī.2 [Footnote: 1) Bhā. V. 20. 39; Vā. 69. 69.]
[Footnote: 2) Br. III. 7. 292, 328 and 39.] [ID=12543]
— The Purana Index
a son of Bhadra, the elephant
Vāmana (V) — a son of Bhadra, the elephant. Vā. 69. 213. [ID=12546]
(also with भट्ट (bhaṭṭa), आचार्य (ācārya) &c.) of various other scholars and authors &c. (esp. of one of the authors of the Kāśikā-vṛtti, the other being Jayāditya, and of the author of the Kāvyālaṃkāra-vṛtti) [ID=191116]
Name of the author of the Kasikavrtti, a commentary on Panini's Sutras.
—नः (naḥ) 4N. of the author of the Kāśikāvṛtti, a commentary on Pāṇini's Sūtras.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a son of Vamadeva
[Printed book page 3-193] Vāmana (VI) — a son of Vāmadeva; his wife was Angadā; two sons; Añjanaśyāma and Sāmna who were good looking animals fit for riding by men. Vā. 69. 223-4; Br. III. 7. 339. [ID=12547]
— The Purana Index
Vishnu's Dwarf Avatar (Vamana Avatara)
4 definitions4
The dwarf incarnation of Vishnu
वामन (vāmana)m. ‘the Dwarf’, N. of Viṣṇu in his fifth Avatāra or descent (undertaken to humble the pride of the Daitya Bali [q.v.]; the germ of the story of this incarnation seems to be contained in the 1st book of the ŚBr.; the later legend is given in Rāmāyaṇa (Title) i, 32, 2) [ID=191101]
Vishnu in his fifth incarnation as a dwarf to humble the demon Bali
—नः (naḥ) 2N. of Viṣṇu in his fifth incarnation, when he was born as a dwarf to humble the demon Bali, (see बलि (bali)); छलयसि (chalayasi)विक्रमणे बलि (bali)मद्भुतवामन (vikramaṇe balimadbhutavāmana)पदनखनीरजनितजतपावन । केशव धृतवामनरूप जय (padanakhanīrajanitajatapāvana . keśava dhṛtavāmanarūpa jaya)जगदीश हरे (jagadīśa hare)Gītagovinda 1 ; Śiśupālavadha 13. 12.
to his avatāra as a dwarf in order to deceive Bali): III, 6073,
[15840 (°ākṛtiḥ), 15842 (°tanuṃ), 15843 (the story of the
avatāra related in full), 17462 (°rūpeṇa)]; XII, 1510, 7543,
12968 (sixth avatāra of Viṣṇu); XIII, 5379, 6008, 6013,
6966 (1000 names).
[ID=11490]
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
The dwarf incarnation of Vishnu, born as the son of Aditi and Kashyapa, who measured the earth and heaven in two strides to reclaim the worlds from Bali.
वामन (vāmana) [Printed book page 3-191] Vāmana (I) — (also Vāmanaka): the fifteenth incarna- tion of Hari to do good to Indra. Second of the avatārs(M.P.).1 Son of Aditi and Kaśyapa: wife was Kīrtī and son Bṛhatśloka: Born on the Vijaya dvādaśi of Bhādrapada (bright) fortnight under the star Śravaṇa at the abhijit hour. After manifesting his true form to Brahmā and Aditi, he changed it to a Brāhmaṇa Brahmacārin. At his initiation ceremony all the gods were present and gave him presents;2 went to the sacrificial hall of Bali; after welcoming him, Page3-192+ 37 Bali wanted to know what his desire was. He asked for three feet of ground, and commended him as a worthy descendant of Prahlāda. Notwithstanding Śukra dissuading him, Bali made the desired gift when Vāmana assumed the Viśvarūpa form, and measured the earth with one foot and the svarga with the other. The Gods washed the uplifted foot of Hari and celebrated a great festivity. This brought joy to Jāmbavān. The Asuras began to attack but were roughly handled by Hari's attendants. Finding Bali unable to keep his word, Vāmana said that he should go to hell;3 Praised by Bali, by Prahlāda, Vindyāvali, and Brahmā: blessed Bali and assured Prahlāda of future bliss: asked Śuka to complete the sacrifice started by Bali and bestowed the kingdom on his brother Indra: anointed Lord of all the worlds and became known as Upendra. Taken to Heaven in a celestial car when the universe was given to Indra;4 According to Br. P. this is the second avatār;5 Details of the avatār;6 Icon of: temple of, in Kurukṣetra.7 [Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 3. 19; II. 7. 17-18; V. 24. 18 and 23; X. 40. 19; XI. 4. 20. M. 47. 42-46; Vi. III. 1. 42-3; V. 5. 17.]
[Footnote: 2) Bhā. VIII. 13. 6; X. 3. 42; VI. 18. 8-9; VIII. 18. 5-17.]
[Footnote: 3) Ib. VIII. 18. 20-32; chh. 19-21 (whole) ; X. 62. 2; M. 47. 72.]
[Footnote: 4) Ib. VIII. chh. 22 and 23. (whole); Vā. 66. 137. 97. 73, 103; 98. 74-87.]
[Footnote: 5) Br. III. 37. 5; 72. 73, 77 and 105; 73. 77; IV. 34. 79.]
[Footnote: 6) M. chh. 244-6; 259. 2.]
[Footnote: 7) Ib. 244. 2-3; 285. 6.] [ID=12542]
— The Purana Index
Adjectival: Relating to Vamana
3 definitions3
relating to a dwarf or to Vishnu, or treating of him
relating to a dwarf or to Viṣṇu (cf. below), treating of him, Pur. [ID=191099]
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