vaMSya a. [ vaMSe BavaH yat ] 1 Relating to the main beam. 2 Connected with the spine. 3 Belonging to a family. 4 Of a good family, born in a good family. 5 Lineal, genealogical. — SyaH 1 A descendant, posterity ( pl. ); itare'pi raGorvaMSyAH R. 15. 35. 2 A forefather, an ancestor; nUnaM mattaH paraM vaMSyAH piMqavicCedadarSinaH R. 1. 66. 3 Any member of a family. 4 A cross-beam. 5 A bone in the arm or leg. 6 A pupil. 7 ( pb ) A kinsman from seven generations above and seven below.