Vanch, Vañch, Vāñch: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Vanch means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vanchh.
Ambiguity: Although Vanch has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Vanc. It further has the optional forms Vañch.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vanch in India is the name of a plant defined with Martynia annua in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Disteira angulosa (Lam.) Raf. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Fieldiana, Botany (1974)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1786)
· Observationes Botanicae (1785)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Telluriana (1838)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vanch, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāñch (वाञ्छ्).�1 P. (ñپ, ñٲ)
1) To wish, desire; � संहतास्तस्� � भिन्नवृत्तयः प्रियाणि वाञ्छन्त्यसुभि� समीहितुम् (na saṃhatāstasya na bhinnavṛttaya� priyāṇi vāñchantyasubhi� samīhitum) Kirātārjunīya 1.19.
2) To seek for, pursue. -With अभ�, -सम� (abhi, -sam) to wish, desire or long for; समवाञ्छन्नथाऽऽशिषः (ñԲԲٳ''śṣa�) Bhaṭṭikāvya 17.53.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāñch (वाञ्छ्).� (a form of ṅṣ, with ch for �), i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] (also [Ātmanepada.], [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 186, M.M.). 1. To wish, to desire, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] iii. [distich] 18. 2. To pursue(?), [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 421. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. ñٲ, n. Wish, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 28; [ʲñٲԳٰ] iii. [distich] 42.
� With the prep. abhi abhi, 1. To wish, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 161; [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 134. 2. To long after, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 165, M.M.
� With sam sam, To wish, [Bhaṭṭikāvya, (ed. Calc.)] 17, 53.
� Cf. ṅṣ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāñch (वाञ्छ्).�ñپ [participle] ñٲ (q.v.) desire, wish.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāñch (वाञ्छ्):�(cf. �van) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha vii, 28]) ñپ (occurring only in forms from the present stem, and in [present participle] [Passive voice] ñⲹԲ [Kathāsaritsāgara]; but [according to] to [grammar] also [perfect tense] ñ; [Aorist] ñī; [future] ñٲ, ñṣyپ etc.),
—to desire, wish, ask for, strive after, pursue, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to state, assert, assume, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] :—[Causal] -ñⲹپ (See -√vñ), [Mahābhārata]
2) cf. [German] wunsc, Wunsch, wönschen; [Anglo-Saxon] wŷscan; [English] wish.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vāñch (वाञ्छ्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: .
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+9): Vamcaki, Vamchalya, Vamche, Vamchisu, Vancakaram, Vanchak, Vanchakalpa, Vanchakalpalata, Vanchanatha, Vanchanathakalpalatopasthanaprayoga, Vanchanathiya, Vanchanathiyasutra, Vanchaniya, Vanchat, Vanchesha, Vancheshvara, Vancheshvara hoshanikarnataka, Vancheshvara kavi, Vancheshvaramahatmya, Vanchhaniy.
Full-text (+59): Nirvanch, Abhivanch, Avach, Samabhivanch, Samvanch, Savanch, Abhisamvanch, Vanchana, Vanchini, Vanchin, Abhivancha, Pravanch, Vanca, Vanchita, Vancikkalam, Vanchaka, Vanksh, Vanchya, Vanchoddhara, Caha.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Vanch, Vañch, Vāñch; (plurals include: Vanches, Vañches, Vāñches). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 27.23 < [Chapter 27 - The Character of the Drekkana]
Verse 1.12 < [Chapter 1 - Zodiac Signs]
Verse 27.4 < [Chapter 27 - The Character of the Drekkana]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 75.11 < [Chapter 75 - Application of the Vāra on Military Expeditions]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 7b - Kanara ne Reesamne < [Part 2 - Sorathi Baharvatiya]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
Index (of first volume) < [Volume 1 (1945)]