ویاس

व्यास vyās (rt. vi+as), s.m. Distributing, or disposing (in different directions), distribution or separation into parts; severing; severalty; distinction; detail;—diffusion; extension; width, breadth; diameter (of a circle);—name of a celebrated saint and author (see byās):—vyāsārdh (˚sa+ar˚), s.m. Semidiameter, radius (of a circle):—vyās-dev, s.m. The divine sage, Vyās:—vyās-gaddī, s.f. A cushion (or other seat) on which an instructor sits when imparting instruction.