संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

रिक्थम्

धन, सम्पत्ति

money, property

Monier–Williams

वसु — {vásu} mf({u} or {vii})n. (for 2. See p. 932, col. 3) excellent, good, beneficent RV. GṛŚrS##sweet L##dry L##N. of the gods (as the 'good or bright ones, esp. of the Ādityas, Maruts, Aśvins, Indra, Ushas, Rudra, Vāyu, Vishṇu, Śiva, and Kubera) RV. AV. MBh. R##of a partic. class of gods (whose number is usually eight, and whose chief is Indra, later Agni and Vishṇu##they form one of the nine Gaṇas or classes enumerated under Gaṇa-devatā, q.v##the eight Vasus were originally personifications, like other Vedic deities, of natural phenomena, and are usually mentioned with the other Gaṇas common in the Veda, viz. the eleven Rudras and the twelve Ādiyas, constituting with them and with Dyaus, Heaven, and Pṛithivii, 'Earth' [or, according to some, with Indra and Prajā-pati, or, according to others, with the two Aśvins], the thirty-three gods to which reference is frequently made##the names of the Vasus, according to the Vishṇu-Purāṇa, are, 1. Āpa [connected with {ap}', 'water']##2. Dhruva, 'the Pole-star##3. Soma, 'the Moon'##4. Dhava or Dhara##5. Anila, 'Wind'##6. Anala or Pāvaka, 'Fire'##7. Pratyusha, 'the Dawn'##8. Prabhāsa, 'Light'##but their names are variously given##Ahan, 'Day', being sometimes substituted for 1##in their relationship to Fire and Light they appear to belong to Vedic rather than Purānic mythology) RV. &c. &c##a symbolical N. of the number 'eight' VarBṛS##a ray of light Naigh. i, 15##a partic. ray of light VP##= {jina} Śīl. (only L. the sun##the moon##fire##a rope, thong##a tree##N. of two kinds of plant = {baka} and {pīta-madgu}##a lake, pond##a kind of fish##the the of the yoke of a plough##the distance from the elbow to the closed fist)##N. of a Rishi (with the patr. Bharad-vāja, author of RV. ix, 80-82, reckoned among the seven sages) Hariv##of a son of Manu ib##of a son of Uttāna-pāda ib##of a prince of the Cedis also called Upari-cara MBh##of a son of Īlina ib##of a son of Kuśa and the country called after him RV##of a son of Vasu-deva BhP##of a son of Kṛishṇa ib##of a son of Vatsara ib##of a son of Hiraṇya-retas and the Varsha ruled by him ib##of a son of Bhūtajyotis ib##of a son of Naraka ib##of a king of Kaśmīra Cat.##({u}), f. light, radiance L##a partic. drug L##N. of a daughter of Daksha and mother of the Vasus (as a class of gods) Hariv. VP.: ({vii}), f. night Naigh. i, 7##n. (in Veda gen. {vásos}, {vásvas} and {vásunas}##also pl., exceptionally m.) wealth, goods, riches, property RV. &c. &c. ({vasoṣ-pati} m. prob. 'the god of wealth or property' AV. i, 12 [Paipp. {asoṣ-p}, 'the god of life']##{vásor-dhārā} f. 'stream of wealth', N. of a partic. libation of Ghṛita at the Agni-cayana AV. TS. Br. &c##of the wife of Agni BhP##of the heavenly Gaṅgā MBh##of sacred bathing-place ib##of a kind of vessel ib##{rā-prayoga} m. N. of wk.)##gold ( See {-varma-dhara})##a jewel, gem, pearl ( See {-mekhala})##any valuable or precious object L##(also f.) a partic. drug L##a kind of salt (= {romaka}) L##water L##a horse (?) L##= {śyāma} L

वसु — {vasu} m. or n. (for 1. See p. 930, col. 3) dwelling or dweller ( See {sáṃ-vasu})

वसु — {vasu}. 2 See pp. 930 and 932