Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

[वनस्य पतिः निdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied सुट्]

1. A large forest tree, especially one that bears fruit apparently without any blossoms; अपुष्पाः फलवन्तो ये ते वनस्पतयः स्मृताः Ms.1.47.
2. A tree in general; तमाशु विघ्नं तपसस्तपस्वी वनस्पतिं वज्र इवावभज्य Ku.3.74.
3. The Soma plant.
4. A stem, trunk.
5. A beam; pole, post.
6. A sacrificial post.
7. An offering to Vanaspati.
8. A wooden amulet.
9. A scaffold.
10. An ascetic.

1. masculine gender (वनस्-) (वनस् probably a form of the genitive case; confer, compare 2. वन् and र्/अइथस्-प्/अति) "king of the wood" a, forest-tree (especially a large tree bearing fruit apparently without blossoms, as several species of the fig, the jack tree etc., but also applied to any tree) fg-veda etc. Page918,2
2. masculine gender a stem, trunk, beam, timber, post (especially the sacrificial post) fg-veda VS. Breton
3. masculine gender "lord of plants", the Soma सोम plant ibidem Gr2S. BhP.
4. masculine gender the Indian fig-tree Lexicographers
5. masculine gender Bignonia Suaveolens Lexicographers
6. masculine gender an offering made to the sacrificial post S3Br. S3rS.
7. masculine gender anything made of wood (especially particular parts of a car or carriage, a wooden drum, a wooden amulet, a block on which criminals are executed, a coffin etc.) fg-veda AV. VS.
8. masculine gender an ascetic W.
9. masculine gender Name of Vishn2u विष्णु Vishn2.
10. masculine gender of a son of Ghr2ita-pr2isht2ha घृत-पृष्ठ BhP.
11. masculine gender dual number pestle and mortar fg-veda i, 28, 6
12. feminine Name of a Gandharvi1 गन्धर्वी Ka1ran2d2.
13. neuter gender Name of the Varsha वर्ष ruled by Vanas-pati वनस्-पति BhP.
14. see column 1.