vārttā | वार्त्ता | vArttA
vārttā | वार्त्ता | f. See below
vārttā | वार्त्ता | f. livelihood, business, profession (esp. that of a Vaiśya i.e. agriculture, breeding of cattle, and trade; ifc. living on or by), Mn.; MBh. &c.
(sometimes pl.) an account of anything that has happened, tidings, report, rumour, news, intelligence, story of or about (gen. or comp.), Kāv.; Kathās. &c. (vārttāṃ-√ kīrt | वार्त्तां-√ कीर्त् | with gen., ‘to give an account of, talk about’; kā vārttā | का वार्त्ता |, ‘what is the news?’)
talking or talk about (gen. loc. acc. with uddiṣya | उद्दिष्य |, or comp.), ib. &c. (kā vārttā | का वार्त्ता | with loc., ‘what talk or question can there be about that?’ vārttayā-√ kf | वार्त्तया-√ क्फ़् | with acc. ‘to talk about’; anayā vārttayāpi kiṃ kāryam | अनया वार्त्तयापि किं कार्यम् |, ‘what is to be done with her even in mere words?’) the mere mention of facts without poetical embellishment (in rhet.), MW.
staying, abiding, W.
occurrence, event, L.
the egg-plant, L. (cf. vārttāka | वार्त्ताक |)
a female monster, Car. (v.l. vātā | वाता |)
N. of Durgā, DevīP.
vārttā | वार्त्ता | f. livelihood, business, profession (esp. that of a Vaiśya i.e. agriculture, breeding of cattle, and trade; ifc. living on or by), Mn.; MBh. &c.
(sometimes pl.) an account of anything that has happened, tidings, report, rumour, news, intelligence, story of or about (gen. or comp.), Kāv.; Kathās. &c. (vārttāṃ-√ kīrt | वार्त्तां-√ कीर्त् | with gen., ‘to give an account of, talk about’; kā vārttā | का वार्त्ता |, ‘what is the news?’)
talking or talk about (gen. loc. acc. with uddiṣya | उद्दिष्य |, or comp.), ib. &c. (kā vārttā | का वार्त्ता | with loc., ‘what talk or question can there be about that?’ vārttayā-√ kf | वार्त्तया-√ क्फ़् | with acc. ‘to talk about’; anayā vārttayāpi kiṃ kāryam | अनया वार्त्तयापि किं कार्यम् |, ‘what is to be done with her even in mere words?’) the mere mention of facts without poetical embellishment (in rhet.), MW.
staying, abiding, W.
occurrence, event, L.
the egg-plant, L. (cf. vārttāka | वार्त्ताक |)
a female monster, Car. (v.l. vātā | वाता |)
N. of Durgā, DevīP.