वचस्

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáčas (“word, speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *wékʷos. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬗𐬀𐬵‎ (vacah), Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “speech”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ́.t͡ɕɐs/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐ.t͡ɕɐs̪/

वचस् • (vácas) n

1. word, speech
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.108.08:

     एह ग॑म॒न्नृष॑यः॒ सोम॑शिता अ॒यास्यो॒ अङ्गि॑रसो॒ नव॑ग्वाः
     त ए॒तमू॒र्वं वि भ॑जन्त॒ गोना॒मथै॒तद्वचः॑ प॒णयो॒ वम॒न्नित्

     éhá gamann ṛ́ṣayaḥ sómašitā ayā́syo áňgiraso návagvāḥ
     tá etám ūrváṃ ví bhajanta gónām áthaitád vácaḥ paṇáyo vámann ít

     Ṛsis will come inspirited with Soma, Angirases unwearied, and Navagvas.
     This stall of cattle will they part among them: then will the Paṇis wish these words unspoken.

2. voice