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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वार्त्ताvārttāStaying, abiding.

    [written also as वार्ता]

    1. Staying, abiding.
    2. Tidings, news, intelligence; सागरिकायाः का वार्ता Ratn.4; अस्मिन् महामोहमये कटाहे सूर्याग्निना रात्रिदिनेन्धनेन । मासर्तुदर्वीपरि- घट्टनेन भूतानि कालः पचतीति वार्ता ॥ Mb.
    3. Livehood, profession.
    4. Agriculture, the occupation of a Vaiśya; कृषिपाशुपाल्ये वाणिज्या च वार्ता ॥ Kau. Atmanepada 1.4; यथा वार्तादयो ह्यर्था योगस्यार्थं न बिभ्रति Bhāg 7.15.29; R.16.2; Ms.1. 8; Y.1.311.
    5. The egg-plant.
    6. Name of Durgā.
    7. (In Rhet.) The mere mention of facts without any rhetorical embellishment.
    8. Compound अनुकर्षकः, अयनः a spy.
    9. an emissary.
    10. a news-bearer.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अवशेष Adjective dead, gone.

    • -आरम्भः a commercial undertaking or business; Ms.7.43.

    • -कर्मन् Neuter the practice of agriculture and keeping cattle; वार्ताकर्मैव वैश्यस्य Ms.1.8.

    • -पतिः an employer.

    • -मात्रम्

      1. mere report.
      2. superficial acquaintance with any subject, shallow knowledge. वहः, हरः a messenger.
      3. a chandler.

    • -वृत्तिः

      1. one who lives on agriculture.
      2. a house-holder.
      3. a Vaiśya.

    • -व्यतिकरः general or common report.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वार्त्ताvārttāf. see below
    1. feminine see below
    2. feminine livelihood, business, profession (especially that of a Vais3ya वैश्य id est agriculture, breeding of cattle, and trade; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' living on or by) Mn. MBh. etc.
    3. feminine (sometimes plural) an account of anything that has happened, tidings, report, rumour, news, intelligence, story of or about (genitive case or compound) Ka1v. Katha1s. etc. (वार्त्तां-√कीर्त् with genitive case, "to give an account of, talk about"; का वार्त्ता, "what is the news?")
    4. feminine talking or talk about (genitive case locative case accusative with उद्दिश्य, or compound) ibidem etc. (का वार्त्ता with locative case, "what talk or question can there be about that?" वार्त्तया-√कृ with accusative "to talk about"; अनया वार्त्तया*पि किं कार्यम्, "what is to be done with her even in mere words?") the mere mention of facts without poetical embellishment (in rhetoric) MW.
    5. feminine staying, abiding W.
    6. feminine occurrence, event Lexicographers
    7. feminine the egg-plant Lexicographers (confer, compare वार्त्ताक)
    8. feminine a female monster Car. (varia lectio वाता)
    9. feminine Name of Durga1 दुर्गा Devi1P.
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  2. कटुवार्त्ताकीkaṭuvārttākīf. a species of Solanum L.

    feminine a species of Solanum Lexicographers

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  3. ग्राम्यवार्त्ताgrāmyavārttāf. local gossip W.

    feminine local gossip W.

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  4. दुर्वार्त्ताdurvārttāf. bad news Ragh. xii, 51 Sch.

    feminine bad news Ragh. xii, 51 Scholiast or Commentator

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  5. प्रतिवार्त्ताprativārttāf. account, information S3ak.

    feminine account, information S3ak.

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  6. मिथ्यावार्त्ताmithyāvārttāf. false report MW.

    feminine false report MW.

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  7. लोकवार्त्ताlokavārttāf. the world's news, popular report or rumour Cat.

    feminine the world's news, popular report or rumour catalogue or catalogues

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  8. वार्त्ताकvārttākam. (rarely f(ई).; prob. fr. वृत्त, round) the egg-plant, Solanum Melongena and another species (n. its fruit)…

    masculine gender (rarely f(ई).; probably from वृत्त, round) the egg-plant, Solanum Melongena and another species (neuter gender its fruit) Hariv. Sus3r. Ma1rkP.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वार्त्ताकvārttāka[vârttâ-ka] m., î, f. (rare) egg-plant.

    [vârttâ-ka] masculine, î, feminine; also equal for (rare) egg-plant.

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