vAcya a. [ vac-karmaRi Ryat ] 1 To be spoken, told or said, to be spoken to or addressed; vAcyatvayA madvacanAtsa rAjA R. 14. 61 ‘say to the king in my name’. 2 To be predicated, attributive. 3 Expressed (as the meaning of a word); cf. lakzya and ( pb ) vyaMraya . 4 Blamable, censurable, reprehensible; Śi. 20. 34 ; eBirmuktomahIpAlaH prApnoti Kalu vAcyatAM H. 3. 129 , 4. 17. — cyaM 1 Blame, censure, reproach; pramadAmanu saMsTitaH SucA nfpatiH sanniti vAcyadarSanAt R. 8. 72 , 84 ; cirasya vAcyaM na gataH prajApatiH Ś. 5. 15 , Śi. 3. 58. 2 The expressed meaning, that derived by means of aBiDA q. v. ; cf. lakzya and vyaMgya ; api tu vAcyavOcetryapratiBAsAdeva cArutApratItiH K. P. 10. 3 A predicate. 4 The voice of a verb. Comp. — arTaH expressed meaning. — citraM one of the two kinds of the third or lowest ( aDama ) division of Kāvya or poetry, in which the charm lies in the expression of a striking or fanciful idea ( opp. Sabdavitra ); see citra also. — vajraM severe or harsh language.