वासना [ vāsanā ] [ vāsanā ] f. the impression of anything remaining unconsciously in the mind , the present consciousness of past perceptions , knowledge derived from memory Lit. Śaṃk. Lit. Kāv. Lit. Kathās.

  fancy , imagination , idea , notion , false notion , mistake (ifc. , e.g. [ bheda-v ] , the mistake that there is a difference) Lit. ib. Lit. Rājat. Lit. Sarvad.

  thinking of , longing for , expectation , desire , inclination Lit. Kathās.

  liking , respectful regard Lit. Bhām.

  trust , confidence Lit. W.

  (in math.) proof , demonstration (= [ upapatti ] ) Lit. Gol.

  a kind of metre Lit. Col.

  N. of Durgā Lit. BhP.

  of the wife of Arka Lit. ib.

  of a Comm. on the Siddhânta-śiromaṇi.