vESyaH A man of the third tribe, his business being trade and agriculture; viSatyASu paSuByaSca kfzyAdAvaruciH SuciH . vedADyayanasaMpannaH sa vESya iti saMjYitaH Padma Purāṇa . (He is supposed to have sprung from the thighs of Puruṣa ; cf. UrU tadasya yadvESyaH Rv. 10. 90 ). Comp. — karman n. — vfttiH f. the business or occupation of a Vaiśya; trade, agriculture &c.