vāha वाह mf(A)n. (ifc.) bearing, drawing, conveying, carrying, [Kathās.]; [BhP.] flowing, [BhP.] undergoing, [MBh.] m. the act of drawing &c., [MBh.]; [Hit.] riding, driving, [ŚārṅgP.] flowing, current, [Kathās.] a draught-animal, horse, bull, ass, [RV.] &c. &c. any vehicle, carriage, conveyance, car (ifc. = having anything as a vehicle, riding or driving on or in), [ŚvetUp.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. a bearer, porter, carrier of burdens &c., [W.] air, wind, [L.] a measure of capacity (containing 10 Kumbhas or 2 Prasthas), [L.] the arm, [W.] a figurative N. of the Veda, [Kuval.] vāhas वाहस् vā́has mfn. carrying, conveying, bringing, offering (cf. uktha-, nṛ-yajña-v° &c.) vā́has n. an offering, worship, invocation, [RV.]; [VS.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.] vāhaka वाहक mf(ikA)n. one who bears or carries, bearer, carrier, conveyer, [Yājñ.]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c. (ifc.) causing to flow, carrying along, [MārkP.] setting in motion, [Prab.] stroking (in aṅga-v°), [MatsyaP.] m. a partic. venomous insect, [Suśr.] (cf. vāhyakī) a driver or rider, [W.] w.r. for bārhataka, q.v. vāhalā वाहला f. a stream, current, [L.] vāhanā वाहना vā́hanā (ā), f. an army, [Śiś. xix, 33] vāhanī वाहनी in comp. for 2. vāhana. vāhana वाहन n. (for 2. See col. 2) the act of making effort, endeavouring, exertion, [W.] vā́hana mfn. (for 1. See col. 1) drawing, bearing, carrying, conveying, bringing &c., [Kathās.]; [Rājat.] vā́hana m. N. of a Muni, [Cat.] vā́hana n. the act of drawing, bearing, carrying, conveying, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. driving, [Suśr.] riding, [Kathās.] guiding (horses), [MBh.] any vehicle or conveyance or draught-animal, carriage, chariot, waggon, horse, elephant (cf. [Pāṇ. viii, 4, 8]), [AitBr.] &c. &c. (ifc. [f(A). ] riding or driving on or in) any animal, [Kathās. xxi, 30] ‘oar’ or ‘sail’, [R. ii, 52, 5.] vāhasa वाहस vāhasá m. the Boa Constrictor, [TS.]; [VS.] a spring from which water flows (= vāri-niryāṇa), [L.] fire, [L.] a species of plant, [L.] vāhaṭa वाहट m. N. of a medical writer, [Cat.] (cf. bāhaṭa). vāhatva वाहत्व vāha—tva w.r. for grāha-tva, [MBh. i, 399.] vāhanībhū वाहनीभू vāhanī—√ bhū P. -bhavati, to become a vehicle, [ib.] vāhanīkṛ वाहनीकृ vāhanī—√ kṛ P. -karoti, to make into a vehicle, [Kathās.] vāhanīya वाहनीय (prob.) m. a beast of burden, [Kull.] on [Mn. vii, 151.] vāhanapa वाहनप vāhana—pa m. a keeper of animals used in riding or draught, groom, [R.] vāhanatā वाहनता vāhana—tā f. vāhanika वाहनिक mfn. (fr. 2. vāhana) living by (tending or dealing in &c.) draught-animals g. vetanādi. vāharipu वाहरिपु vāha—ripu m. ‘horse-foe’, a buffalo, [L.] vāhataka वाहतक w.r. for bārhataka, q.v. vāhabhraṃś वाहभ्रंश् vāha—bhraṃś (nom. bhraṭ) or vāha—bhraṃs (nom. bhrat), falling from a vehicle &c., [W.] vāhabhraṃs वाहभ्रंस् vāha—bhraṃś (nom. bhraṭ) or vāha—bhraṃs (nom. bhrat), falling from a vehicle &c., [W.] vāhakatva वाहकत्व vāhaka—tva n. the business of a carrier or porter, [BhP.] vāhanatva वाहनत्व vāhana—tva n. the condition, of a vehicle or of a draught-animal, [Kād.]; [Kathās.] vāhaśreṣṭha वाहश्रेष्ठ vāha—śreṣṭha m. ‘best of draught-animals’, a horse, [L.] vāhadviṣat वाहद्विषत् vāha—dviṣat m. ‘horse-hater’, a buffalo, [L.] vāhanakāra वाहनकार vāhana—kāra m. (prob.) a carriage-maker, waggon-maker, wheelwright vāhavāraṇa वाहवारण vāha—vāraṇa m. ‘elephant among draught-animals’, Bos Gavaeus, [L.] vāhanaśreṣṭha वाहनश्रेष्ठ vāhana—śreṣṭha m. ‘best of draught-animals’, a horse, [L.] vāhanakāraśālā वाहनकारशाला vāhana—kāra—śālā f. a wheelwright's workshop, [Lalit.] vāhanaprajñapti वाहनप्रज्ञप्ति vāhana—prajñapti f. N. of a partic. method of reckoning, [Lalit.]