vawaH [ vaw-ac ] 1 The fig-tree; ayaM ca citrakUwayAyini vartmani vawaH, SyAmo nAma U. 1 ; R. 13. 53. 2 A small shell or cowrie . 3 A small ball, globule, pill. 4 A round figure, a cipher. 5 A kind of cake. 6 A string, rope ( n. also in this sense). 7 Equality in shape. Comp. — patraM a variety of the white basil. — (trA) a jasmine. — vAsin m. a Yakṣa.