vāīsā a so, such as that: मैंने ~ नहीं सुना था I had not heard --; ~ आदमी a man such as that; ~ ही the same, exactly like that: आज भी मेरा ~ ही हाल है I feel the same even today; मुझे ~ ही खिलौना ला दो bring me a toy of that very type. [cf. ऐसा, जैसा, कैसा]

vibhāgīy a departmental [अनुमति permission, आदेश orders, कार्रवाई action, जाँच inquiry, नियन्त्रण control, नियमावली manual].

vidyamān a (a) existant: ऐसी परिस्थियाँ तब ~ न थीं such circumstances were not -- (did not exist) then; यह शर्त अभी ~ है this condition is -- still. (b) present: हमं भी उस बैठक में ~ थे we were also -- in that meeting.

vishva mu and ã world: सारे

-vardhak a conducive to: गतिवर्धक accelerator, बलवर्धक nutritive, बुध्दिवर्धक -- intellect, स्वास्थ्‍यवर्धक conducive to health.

viphal·tā fu futility: किसी कार्य की ~ -- of an undertaking; ~ निश्चित थी -- was but certain.

vārṣik a [from वर्ष year] yearly, annual [अंक number, अवकाश vacation, उत्पादन production, उपज yield, परीक्षा examination; पर्व festival; प्रदर्शनी exhibition, भुगतान payment, वर्षा rainfall, वेतनवृद्धि increment]

vipatti fc calamity, hardship, distress: घोर ~ dire --; ~ उठाना/झेलना to endure --; उस पर ~ आ पड़ी a -- befell him/her; ~ भुगतना to suffer --; किसी को ~ से बचा देना to save smb from --; आग or भूकंप से ~ -- by fire या by earthquake; वह ~ में है he is in distress. △ ~ मोल लेना to get oneself embroiled in --; विपत्तियाँ अकेले नहीं आतीं adversity never comes alone.

virāṭ a huge [आयोजन function, सभा assembly, सेना army].

vishvasta a reliable: ~ माध्यम -- medium; ~ सूत्रों से ज्ञात हुआ है it has been known from -- sources.