Online Dictionary V

*Vadya*	Means instrument in Indian music.
*Vaggeyakara*	Is derived from the words Vak (speech), *geya* (to sing) and kara (one who does). Thus it refers to a composer who composes both the lyrics and the tune.
*Vakra*	Literally means twisted or irregular. In the context of ragas, it indicates a break in the continuity or regularity of the accepted order of notes either in the *arohana-avarohana* (ascent-descent).