neuter · vasu 1 · vasu 2
1. 2. vasu See pp. 930 and 932.
wealth
Vasu (neuter) [Vedic vasu good, cf. Greek ἐύς good, Old-Irish fīu worthy, Gothic iusiza better] wealth; only in compounds °deva the god of wealth, i.e. Kr̥ṣṇa (Kaṇha) Miln 191 (as °devā followers of K.); Ja V 326 (here in Text as ādicco vāsudevo pabhaṅkaro, explained in commentary as vasudevo vasujotano, i.e. an epithet of the sun); Vism 233 (Vāsudevo baladevo); —°dharā (feminine) (as vasun-dharā) the bearer of wealth, i.e. the earth S I 100; A III 34; Ja V 425; Vism 205, 366; Sv I 61; -°dhā the same Ja I 25; Ap 53; Vism 125.
【中】 財富。~dhā, ~ndharā, ~matī，【陰】 大地。
vasu a. 1 Sweet. 2 Dry. 3 Ved. Wealthy, rich. 4 Ved. Good. — n. [ vas-un ] 1 Wealth, riches; svayaM pradugDe'sya guRErupasnutA vasUpamAnasya vasUni medi nI Ki. 1. 18 ; R. 8. 31 , 9. 6. 2 A jewel, gem. 3 Gold. 4 Water. 5 A thing, substance. 6 A kind of salt. 7 A medicinal root ( vfdDi ). 8 A yellow kind of kidney-bean. — m. 1 N. of a class of deities (usually pl. in this sense); seyaM BUrivasorvasoriva sutA mftyormuKe vartate Māl. 5. 24 ; Ki. 1. 18 ; (the Vasus are eight in number: 1 Apa , 2 Druva , 3 soma , 4 Dara or Dava , 5 anila , 6 anala , 7 pratyUza , and 8 praBAsa ; sometimes aha is substituted for Apa; Daro DruvaSca somaSca ahaScEvAnilo'nalaH . pratyUzaSca praBAsaSca vasavo'zwaviti smftAH ). 2 The number ‘eight’. 3 N. of Kubera. 4 Of Śiva. 5 Of Agni. 6 A tree. 7 A lake, pound. 8 A rein. 9 The tie of a yoke. 10 A halter. 11 A ray of light; nirakASayadravimapetavasuM viyadAlayAdaparadiggaRikA Śi. 9. 10 ; SiTilavasumagADe magnamApatpayoDO Ki. 1. 46 (in both cases vasu means ‘wealth’ also). 12 The sun. — f. 1 A ray of light. 2 Light, radiance. 3 ( pb ) A medicinal root ( vfdDi ). Comp. — OkasArA 1 N. of Amarāvatī, the city of Indra. 2 of Alakā, the city of Kubera. 3 of a river attached to Amarāvatī and Alakā. — kIwaH, -kfmiH a beggar. — tAtiH f. Ved. wealth. — dA the earth. — devaH N. of the father of Kṛṣṇa and son of Śūra, a descendant of Yadu. °BUH — sutaH &c. epithets of Kṛṣṇa. — devatA, -devyA the asterism called Dhanishṭhā. — devyA the ninth day of a lunar fortnight. — DarmikA crystal. — DA 1 the earth; vasuDeyamavekzyatAM tvayA R. 8. 83 ; Ś. 7. 33. 2 the ground; Ku. 4. 4. °aDipaH a king. °DaraH a mountain; V. 1. 17. °nagaraM the capital of Varuṇa. — DArA, -BArA the capital of Kubera. — praBA one of the seven tongues of fire. — prARaH an epithet of Agni. — retas m. fire. — rocis m. a sacrifice; religious ceremony. — SrezWaM 1 wrought gold. 2 silver. — zeRaH N. of Karṇa. — sTalI N. of the city of Kubera
(nt, nt) wealth; goodness wealth Construction: √vas + u
(adj, adj) good; beneficial; excellent Construction: √vas + u