vaMSa
vaṃśa , m. , ( 1 ) ( cf. Pali vaṃsa, tradition , as in Dpvs. 18.3 saddhamma-vaṃsa-kovidā, knowing the tradition of the true religion ; cf. Miln. 190.24, 27 , syn. paveṇi 31, traditional usage , orig. line of descent ), tradition : (na … parinirvāsyāmi) yāvan mayā buddhadharmasaṃgha-vaṃśo loke na pratiṣṭhāpito bhaviṣyati LV 377.17 (prose); Tib. sgra , voice, sound , hence Foucaux (for BHS ) renommée , but I cannot find evidence for this mg. in Skt. or MIndic ; ( 2 ) (= Pali Vaṃsa = Skt. Vatsa , q.v. , which is also used as Vaccha, personal name, in Pali ) n. of a people: idaṃ Vaṃśarājakulaṃ ṛddhaṃ … LV 21.1 (no v.l. ), also 3 ( v.l. Vaṃsa); Tib. bad sa (= Vatsa).