vatsala mf(ā)n. child-loving, affectionate towards offspring (ā f. with or scil. go or dhenu, a cow longing for her calf) MBh. R. BhP

• kind, loving, tender, fond of or devoted to (loc., gen., acc. with prati, or comp.) MBh. Kāv. &c

• m. (with rasa) the tender sentiment in a poem Sāh

• a fire fed with grass (i.e. quickly burning away) L

• N. of one of Skanda's attendants MBh

• n. = next W