"वेश्या" meaning in Sanskrit

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      "text": "→ Tamil: வேசி (vēci)"
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      "text": "Pali: vesiyā"
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          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā)"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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            "1": "inc-ogu",
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        }
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      "text": "Old Gujarati: वेस f (vesa)"
    },
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          "expansion": "Hindi: बेसवा (besvā)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: बेसवा (besvā)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "inc-pra",
            "2": "𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "वेश्या",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: वेश्या (veśyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: वेश्या (veśyā)"
    },
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        }
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      "text": "→ Kannada: ವೇಶ್ಯೆ (vēśye)"
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        }
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      "text": "→ Khmer: ពេស្យា (peihsyaa)"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
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          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: വേശ്യ (vēśya)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: വേശ്യ (vēśya)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "வேசியை",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: வேசியை (vēciyai)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: வேசியை (vēciyai)"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "వేశ్య",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: వేశ్య (vēśya)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: వేశ్య (vēśya)"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "แพศยา",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: แพศยา (pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: แพศยา (pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)"
    }
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      "expansion": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "fit to be entered"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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        "2": "विश्",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to enter"
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    }
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      "form": "veśyā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "ā-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "वेश्या",
      "roman": "veśyā",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "वेश्ये",
      "roman": "veśye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्याः",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "वेश्ये",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "वेश्ये",
      "roman": "veśye",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "वेश्याः",
      "roman": "veśyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्याम्",
      "roman": "veśyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्ये",
      "roman": "veśye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्याः",
      "roman": "veśyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यया",
      "roman": "veśyayā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्या1",
      "roman": "veśyā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्याभ्याम्",
      "roman": "veśyābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्याभिः",
      "roman": "veśyābhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यायै",
      "roman": "veśyāyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्याभ्याम्",
      "roman": "veśyābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्याभ्यः",
      "roman": "veśyābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यायाः",
      "roman": "veśyāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यायै2",
      "roman": "veśyāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "वेश्याभ्याम्",
      "roman": "veśyābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "veśyābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यायाः",
      "roman": "veśyāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यायै2",
      "roman": "veśyāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्ययोः",
      "roman": "veśyayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यानाम्",
      "roman": "veśyānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यायाम्",
      "roman": "veśyāyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्ययोः",
      "roman": "veśyayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यासु",
      "roman": "veśyāsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
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  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "By having intercourse with men, courtesans obtain sexual pleasure, as well as their own maintenance. Now when she engages with a man out of attraction, her action is natural; but when she resorts to him for the purpose of getting money, her action is artificial and feigned and not driven by arousal.",
          "ref": "c. 200 CE – 300 CE, Vātsyāyana, Kāma Sūtra 6.1",
          "roman": "ratitaḥ pravartanaṃ svābhāvikaṃ kṛtrimaṃ arthārtham.",
          "text": "वेश्यानां पुरुषाधिगमे रतिर्वृत्तिश्च सर्गात् ॥\nरतितः प्रवर्तनं स्वाभाविकं कृत्रिमं अर्थार्थम् ॥\nveśyānāṃ puruṣādhigame ratirvṛttiśca sargāt."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a prostitute, courtesan, harlot"
      ],
      "id": "en-वेश्या-sa-noun-iNoUD3YY",
      "links": [
        [
          "prostitute",
          "prostitute"
        ],
        [
          "courtesan",
          "courtesan"
        ],
        [
          "harlot",
          "harlot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɐjɕ.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋeːɕ.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "वेश्या"
}

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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "வேசி",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: வேசி (vēci)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: வேசி (vēci)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "vesiyā"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸",
            "3": "𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸"
          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-ogu",
            "2": "वेस",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Gujarati: वेस f (vesa)"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
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            "1": "hi",
            "2": "बेसवा"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: बेसवा (besvā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-pra",
            "2": "𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "वेश्या",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: वेश्या (veśyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: वेश्या (veśyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ವೇಶ್ಯೆ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ವೇಶ್ಯೆ (vēśye)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ವೇಶ್ಯೆ (vēśye)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "ពេស្យា",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: ពេស្យា (peihsyaa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: ពេស្យា (peihsyaa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "വേശ്യ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: വേശ്യ (vēśya)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: വേശ്യ (vēśya)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "வேசியை",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: வேசியை (vēciyai)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: வேசியை (vēciyai)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "వేశ్య",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: వేశ్య (vēśya)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: వేశ్య (vēśya)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "แพศยา",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: แพศยา (pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: แพศยา (pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)"
    }
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        "2": "वेश्य",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fit to be entered"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "विश्",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to enter"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Feminine of वेश्य (veśya, “fit to be entered”), which see for more. The Sanskrit root is विश् (viś, “to enter”). Literally meaning \"she who is fit to be entered\"; with \"enter\" here referring to the act of sexual penetration.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "veśyā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ā-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
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      "form": "वेश्या",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "वेश्याः",
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    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "वेश्याम्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "roman": "veśyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यया",
      "roman": "veśyayā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "veśyā1",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental"
      ]
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      "roman": "veśyābhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "वेश्यायै",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "वेश्याभ्याम्",
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यायै2",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्याभ्याम्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्याभ्यः",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "veśyāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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      "roman": "veśyāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्ययोः",
      "roman": "veśyayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यानाम्",
      "roman": "veśyānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यायाम्",
      "roman": "veśyāyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्ययोः",
      "roman": "veśyayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेश्यासु",
      "roman": "veśyāsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "वेश्या • (veśyā) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sanskrit feminine nouns",
        "Sanskrit lemmas",
        "Sanskrit nouns",
        "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
        "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations",
        "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Sanskrit ā-stem nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "By having intercourse with men, courtesans obtain sexual pleasure, as well as their own maintenance. Now when she engages with a man out of attraction, her action is natural; but when she resorts to him for the purpose of getting money, her action is artificial and feigned and not driven by arousal.",
          "ref": "c. 200 CE – 300 CE, Vātsyāyana, Kāma Sūtra 6.1",
          "roman": "ratitaḥ pravartanaṃ svābhāvikaṃ kṛtrimaṃ arthārtham.",
          "text": "वेश्यानां पुरुषाधिगमे रतिर्वृत्तिश्च सर्गात् ॥\nरतितः प्रवर्तनं स्वाभाविकं कृत्रिमं अर्थार्थम् ॥\nveśyānāṃ puruṣādhigame ratirvṛttiśca sargāt."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a prostitute, courtesan, harlot"
      ],
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        [
          "prostitute",
          "prostitute"
        ],
        [
          "courtesan",
          "courtesan"
        ],
        [
          "harlot",
          "harlot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɐjɕ.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋeːɕ.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "वेश्या"
}

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