Vākya (nt.) [fr. vac: see vāk & vācā; Vedic vākya] saying, speech, sentence, usually found in poetry only, e. g. D ii.166 (suṇantu bhonto mama eka -- vākyaŋ); A ii.34 (sutvā arahato vākyaŋ); iii.40 (katvāna vākyaŋ Asitassa tādino); Sn 1102 (=vacana Nd2 559); J iv.5; v.78; Ap 25; KhA 166 (˚opādāna resumption of the sentence); DhsA 324 (˚bheda "significant sentence" trsln).