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vah	वह्	cl. 1. P. Ā. ([Dhātup. xxiii, 35]) váhati, °te (in later language Ā. only mc.; Vedic forms which may partly belong to the aor. are vákṣi, voḍham, °ḍhā́m or voam, °ā́m, uhīta, vákṣva, voḍhvam, ūḍhvam, úhāna; pf. uvāha, ūhúḥ; ūhé, [RV.] &c. &c.; vavāha, °hatuḥ, [MBh.]; aor. Ved. ávākṣīt or ávāṭ Subj. vákṣat, °ati, Prec. uhyāt; avakṣi, avoḍha Gr.; fut. voḍhā́, [Br.]; vakṣyáti, °te, [AV.] &c.; vahiṣyati, [MBh.] &c.; inf. voḍhum, [RV.] &c. &c. [Ved. also °ḍhave and °ḍhavai]; vāhe, [RV.]; váhadhyai, [ib.]; ind.p. ūḍhvā, [Br.]; -úhya, [AV.] &c. &c.; cf. √ ūh), to carry, transport, convey (with instr. of vehicle), [RV.] &c. &c.; to lead, conduct (esp. offerings to the gods, said of Agni), [ib.]; to bear along (water, said of rivers), [ib.]; to draw (a car), guide (horses &c.), [ib.]; to lead towards, to bring, procure, bestow, [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; to cause, effect, [BhP.]; to offer (a sacrifice), [ib.]; to spread, diffuse (scent), [Kathās.]; to shed (tears), [BhP.]; to carry away, carry off, rob, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to lead home, take to wife, marry, [RV.] &c. &c.; to bear or carry on or with (loc. or instr.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to take or carry with or about one's self, have, possess, [Kāv.]; [Pur.]; [Rājat.]; to wear (clothes), [Mṛcch.]; (with śiras) to bear one's head (uccaiś-tarām, ‘high’), [Hariv.]; (with vasuṃdharām or kṣmā-maṇḍālam) to support i.e. rule the earth, [Rājat.]; (with garbham) to be with child, [Pañcat.]; to bear, suffer, endure, [Kāv.]; [Pur.]; to forbear, forgive, pardon, [BhP.]; to undergo (with agnim, viṣam, tulām, ‘the ordeal of fire, poison, and the balance’), [Yājñ.]; to experience, feel, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to exhibit, show, betray, [ib.]; to pay (a fine), [Yājñ.]; to pass, spend (time), [Rājat.]; (intrans.) to drive, ride, go by or in (with instr. of the vehicle), be borne or carried along, run, swim &c., [RV.] &c. &c.; to draw (scil. a carriage, said of a horse), [Mn. viii, 146]; to blow (as wind), [Kāv.]; [Sāh.]; to pass away, elapse, [Hcar.] : Pass. uhyáte (ep. also °ti; aor. avāhi), to be carried (uhyamāna, ‘being carried’) &c.; to be drawn or borne by (instr.) or along or off, [RV.] &c. &c.: Caus. vāhayati (mc. also °te; aor. avīvahat; Pass. vāhyate), to cause to bear or carry or convey or draw (with two acc. [Pāṇ. i, 4, 52], Vārtt. 6 [Pat.]), drive (a chariot), guide or ride (a horse), propel (a boat), go or travel by any vehicle, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to cause to guide (two acc.), [Vop.]; to cause any one (acc.) to carry anything (acc.) on (loc.), [MBh.]; to cause to take in marriage, [ib.]; to cause to be conveyed by (instr.), [Ragh.]; [Rājat.]; to traverse (a road), [Ragh.]; to accomplish (a journey), [Megh.]; to employ, keep going or in work, [Mn. iii, 68]; [iv, 86]; to give, administer (see vāhita); to take in, deceive (see id.) : Desid. vivakṣati, °te Gr.: Intens. vanīvāhyáte, to carry hither and thither (cf. vanīvā́hana and vanīvāhitá); vāvahīti, to bear (a burden), [Subh.]; vāvahyate, vāvoḍhi Gr.
		[cf. Gk. ὄχος for ϝοχος, ὀχέομαι; Lat. vehere, vehiculum; Slav. vesti; Lith. vèżti; Goth. gawigan; Germ. wëgan, bewegen; Eng. weigh.]
		(ifc.; strong form vāh weak form ūh or uh, which with a preceding a coalesces into au; cf. [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 64]; [iv, 1, 61]) carrying, drawing, bearing, holding (cf. anaḍ-uh, apsu-vah, indra-vah &c.).
vahā	वहा	váhā (ā), f. a river, stream in general, [L.]
vaha	वह	váha mf(A)n. (ifc.) carrying, bearing, conveying, bringing, causing, producing, effecting (cf. gandha-, dāru-, puṇya-v° &c.)
		flowing through or into or towards (cf. para-loka-v°, sarva-loka-v° &c.)
		bearing along (said of rivers), [Hcat.]
		bearing (a name), [Kull.] on [Mn. iv, 203] (in a quotation)
		exposing one's self to (heat &c.), [MBh.]
		váha m. the act of bearing or conveying (cf. dur-, sukha-v°)
		the shoulder of an ox or any draught animal, [AV.]; [VS.]; [Br.]; [MBh.]
		the shoulder-piece of a yoke, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]
		a horse, [L.]
		a male river, [L.]
		a road, way, [L.]
		wind, [L.]
		the breathing of a cow, [L.]
		a weight or measure of four Droṇas, [L.]
vahi	वहि	m. (artificial) N. of a Piśāca, [MBh.]
vahas	वहस्	váhas n. the shoulder of a draught animal, [ŚBr.] (v.l. for vahá).
vahat	वहत्	vahát f. (prob.) a vessel, ship, [RV. iii, 7, 4] ([Sāy.] ‘a stream’).
vahin	वहिन्	vahín mfn. bearing the yoke, drawing well, [TBr.]; [ŚrS.]
		vahín m. an ox, [L.]
vahis	वहिस्	vahís See bahís.
vahli	वह्लि	, vahlika &c. See balhi.
vahni	वह्नि	váhni m. any animal that draws or bears along, a draught animal, horse, team, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [TBr.]
		any one who conveys or is borne along (applied to a charioteer or rider, or to various gods, esp. to Agni, Indra, Savitṛ, the Maruts &c.), [RV.]; [AV.]
		N. of Soma (as ‘the flowing or streaming one’), [RV. ix, 9, 6] &c.
		the conveyer or bearer of oblations to the gods (esp. said of Agni, ‘fire’, or of the three sacrificial fires See agni), [RV.]
		partic. fire, [Gṛhyās.]
		fire (in general or ‘the god of fire’), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (vahninā saṃ-√ skṛ, to hallow by fire, burn solemnly)
		the fire of digestion, [VarBṛS.]
		N. of the number ‘three’ (fr. the three sacred fires), [L.]
		N. of various plants (accord. to [L.] Plumbago Ceylanica; Semecarpus Anacardium; Poa Cynosuroides; and the citron tree), [Suśr.]
		a mystical N. of the letter r, [Up.]
		N. of the 8th Kalpa (q.v.), [Cat.]
		of a Daitya, [MBh.]
		of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [BhP.]
		of a son of Turvasu, [ib.]
		of a son of Kukura, [ib.]
		&c. See p. 933, col. 3.
vahyā	वह्या	(ā), f. the wife of a Muni, [L.]
vahya	वह्य	vahyá mfn. fit to bear or to be borne or to draw or to be drawn &c., [ĀśvŚr.]
		vahyá n. a portable bed, litter, palanquin, [AV.]
vahala	वहल	vahalá mf(A/)n. accustomed to the yoke, broken in [ŚBr.]
		vahalá n. a ship, [L.] (prob. w.r. for vahana).
vahana	वहन	mfn. bearing, carrying, conveying (see rāja-v°)
		n. the act of bearing, carrying, conveying, bringing, [MBh.]; [Kāv.]; [VarBṛS.]
		the flowing (of water), [Nir. vi, 2]
		a ship, vessel, boat, [Kathās.]
		the undermost part of a column, [VarBṛS.]
		a square chariot with a pole, [L.]
vahatī	वहती	f. a river.
vahata	वहत	m. an ox, [L.]
		a traveller, [L.]
vahati	वहति	m. (only [L.]) wind
		a friend
		an ox
vahatu	वहतु	vahatú m. the bridal procession (to the husband's house), nuptial ceremony, [RV.]; [AV.]; [AitBr.] (pl. the objects constituting a bride's dowry, [TBr.])
		means of furthering, [RV. vii, 1, 17] (= stotra and śastra, [Sāy.])
		an ox, [L.]
		a traveller, [L.]
vahikā	वहिका	See rāja-v°.
vahīyas	वहीयस्	váhīyas mfn. (compar.) drawing or driving or carrying better, swifter, [RV.]; [ṢaḍvBr.]
vahadhyai	वहध्यै	váhadhyai See √ 1. vah, col. 2.
vahadgu	वहद्गु	vahad-gu ind. (pr. p. of √ vah + go) at the time when the oxen are yoked g. tiṣṭhad-gv-ādi.
vahantī	वहन्ती	f. (of pr. p. of √ 1. vah) flowing water, [TS.]; [Kāṭh.]; [ŚrS.]
vahanta	वहन्त	m. air, wind, [L.]
		an infant, [L.]
vahitra	वहित्र	n. ‘instrument of conveying’, a boat, vessel, [Gīt.] (also °traka, [L.])
		a square chariot with a pole, [L.]
vahiṣṭha	वहिष्ठ	váhiṣṭha mfn. (superl.) drawing or driving or carrying best, swiftest, [RV.]; [PañcavBr.]
vahnīya	वह्नीय	Nom. Ā., °yate, to become fire, [Nalac.]
vahnida	वह्निद	vahni—da mfn. giving heat (to the body), [Suśr.]
vahnika	वह्निक	m. heat, [L.]
		mfn. hot, [L.]
vahninī	वह्निनी	vahni—nī f. Nardostachys Jatamansi, [L.]
vahyakā	वह्यका	(ā), f. N. of a woman g. tikādi.
vahyaka	वह्यक	mfn. = vahya
		m. a draught animal, [KātyŚr.]
vahīnara	वहीनर	See bahīnara.
vahanīkṛ	वहनीकृ	vahanī-√ kṛ P. -karoti, to turn into a vehicle, [Kathās.]
vahanīya	वहनीय	mfn. to be carried or borne or drawn or conducted, [Vop.]
vahedaka	वहेदक	m. Terminalia Belerica, [KātyŚr.], Sch. (cf. baheṭaka).
vahnikṛt	वह्निकृत्	vahni—kṛt mfn. causing a fire, [VarBṛS.]
vahnimat	वह्निमत्	vahni—mat mfn. containing fire, [Tarkas.]
vahnivat	वह्निवत्	vahni—vat mfn. containing the word vahni, [AitBr.]
vahyaska	वह्यस्क	m. N. of a man g. bidādi.
vahaṃliha	वहंलिह	vaha—ṃ-liha mf(A)n. licking the shoulder, [Hcar.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 32]).
vaharāvin	वहराविन्	vaha—rāvin mfn. groaning under a yoke, [AitBr.] ([Sāy.])
vahnibhaya	वह्निभय	vahni—bhaya n. danger of fire, conflagration, [VarBṛS.]
vahnidhauta	वह्निधौत	vahni—dhauta mfn. pure like fire, [Siṃhās.] (cf. -śuddha).
vahniśālā	वह्निशाला	vahni—śālā f. a fire-chamber, [MārkP.]
vahniśikhā	वह्निशिखा	vahni—śikhā (ā), f. a flame, [L.]
		Methonica Superba, [L.]
		Grislea Tomentosa, [L.]
		Commelina Salicifolia and other species, [L.] (v.l. for bahu-ś°).
vahniśikha	वह्निशिख	vahni—śikha n. safflower, [L.]
		saffron, [L.]
		Echites Dichotoma, [MW.]
vahnibīja	वह्निबीज	vahni—bīja n. ‘fire-seed’, gold, [L.]
		a citron-tree, [L.]
		a N. of the mystical syllable ram (repeated as the peculiar Mantra of fire in the Tantra system), [RāmatUp.]; [RTL. 197.]
vahnicūḍa	वह्निचूड	vahni—cūḍa n. = sthūpaka (?), [L.]
vahnicaya	वह्निचय	vahni—caya m. a fire-place, hearth, [Kāty.]
vahnigṛha	वह्निगृह	vahni—gṛha n. a fire-chamber, [VarBṛS.]
vahnijāyā	वह्निजाया	vahni—jāyā f. the wife of Vahni (called Svāhā), [Sarvad.]
vahnikarī	वह्निकरी	vahni—karī f. Grislea Tomentosa, [L.]
vahnikara	वह्निकर	vahni—kara mfn. making fire, igniting, lighting, [W.]
		promoting digestion, stomachic, [L.]
vahnikoṇa	वह्निकोण	vahni—koṇa m. the south-east quarter, [Pañcar.]
vahnikopa	वह्निकोप	vahni—kopa m. the raging of fire, a conflagration, [VarBṛS.]
vahniloha	वह्निलोह	vahni—loha or vahni—lohaka, n. ‘fire-like iron’, copper, [W.]; (°haka), white brass, [L.]
vahniloka	वह्निलोक	vahni—loka m. the world of Agni, [Cat.]
vahnimaya	वह्निमय	vahni—maya mf(I)n. consisting of fire, [Hcar.]; [Kuval.]
vahnirasa	वह्निरस	vahni—rasa m. a partic. mixture, [Cat.]
vahnisakha	वह्निसख	vahni—sakha m. ‘fire-friend’, the wind, [L.]
		cumin, [L.]
vahnisuta	वह्निसुत	vahni—suta m. chyle, [L.]
vahnitama	वह्नितम	váhni—tama (váhni-), mfn. carrying or leading best, [VS.]
		bearing an oblation (to the gods) in the best manner, [PraśnUp.]
		most luminous, brightest, [MW.]
vahnivadhū	वह्निवधू	vahni—vadhū f. the wife of Agni (Svāhā), [L.]
vahniveśa	वह्निवेश	vahni—veśa m. N. of a physician = agni-v°, [Car.]
vahyeśaya	वह्येशय	vahye-śayá mf(A/)n. = vahya-śī́van, [RV.]
vahnīśvarī	वह्नीश्वरी	f. N. of Lakṣmī, [Pañcar.]
vahnibhogya	वह्निभोग्य	vahni—bhogya n. ‘that which is to be consumed by fire’, ghee or clarified butter, [L.]
vahniśuddha	वह्निशुद्ध	vahni—śuddha mfn. pure as fire, [Pañcar.]
vahnicakrā	वह्निचक्रा	vahni—cakrā f. Methonica Superba, [Bhpr.]
vahnidagdha	वह्निदग्ध	vahni—dagdha mfn. burned, [ŚārṅgS.]
vahnigandha	वह्निगन्ध	vahni—gandha m. the resin of Shorea Robusta, [L.]
		incense, [W.]
vahnigarbhā	वह्निगर्भा	vahni—garbhā f. Mimosa Suma, [L.]
vahnigarbha	वह्निगर्भ	vahni—garbha m. a bamboo, [L.]
		a partic. Gaṇa of Śiva, [Harav.]
vahnijvālā	वह्निज्वाला	vahni—jvālā f. Grislea Tomentosa, [Bhpr.]
vahnijvāla	वह्निज्वाल	vahni—jvāla m. N. of a hell, [VP.]
vahnikārya	वह्निकार्य	vahni—kārya mfn. to be performed or achieved through fire, [VarYogay.]
vahnikāṣṭha	वह्निकाष्ठ	vahni—kāṣṭha n. a kind of Agallochum used as incense, [L.]
vahnikanyā	वह्निकन्या	vahni—kanyā f. a daughter of the god of fire, [Hariv.] (pl.)
vahnikuṇḍa	वह्निकुण्ड	vahni—kuṇḍa n. a pit in the ground for receiving the sacred fire, [Kathās.]
vahnimantha	वह्निमन्थ	vahni—mantha m. the tree Premna Spinosa (the wood of which when rubbed produces fire), [L.]
vahnimitra	वह्निमित्र	vahni—mitra m. ‘fire-friend’, air, wind, [L.]
vahnināman	वह्निनामन्	vahni—nāman m. ‘called after fire’, the marking-nut plant, [W.]
		lead-wort, [ib.]
vahninetra	वह्निनेत्र	vahni—netra m. ‘having 3 eyes’, N. of Śiva, [L.]
vahnipriyā	वह्निप्रिया	vahni—priyā f. the wife of Fire (called Svāhā), [Hariv.]
vahnipuṣpī	वह्निपुष्पी	vahni—puṣpī f. Grislea Tomentosa, [L.]
vahniretas	वह्निरेतस्	vahni—retas m. ‘fire-semen’, N. of Śiva, [L.]
vahnisātkṛ	वह्निसात्कृ	vahni-sāt-√ kṛ P. -karoti, to consume with fire, burn, [Veṇīs.]
vahnisthāna	वह्निस्थान	vahni—sthāna n. a fire-place, hearth, [Kāty.]
vahnivarṇa	वह्निवर्ण	vahni—varṇa mfn. fire-coloured
		vahni—varṇa n. a flower of the red water-lily, [L.]
vahyaśīvan	वह्यशीवन्	vahya—śī́van mf(arI)n. reclining on a couch or palanquin, [AV.]
vahanabhaṅga	वहनभङ्ग	vahana—bhaṅga m. shipwreck, [Ratnāv.]; [Kathās.]
vahnibhayada	वह्निभयद	vahni—bhaya—da mfn. bringing danger of fire, [ib.]
vahniśekhara	वह्निशेखर	vahni—śekhara n. saffron, [L.]
vahniśikhara	वह्निशिखर	vahni—śikhara m. Celosia Cristata, [L.]
vahnidaivata	वह्निदैवत	vahni—daivata mfn. having Agni for a deity, [MBh.]
vahnidīpaka	वह्निदीपक	vahni—dīpaka m. safflower, [L.]
vahnidīpikā	वह्निदीपिका	vahni—dīpikā f. = aja-modā, [L.]
vahnidamanī	वह्निदमनी	vahni—damanī f. Solanum Jacquini, [L.]
vahnikumāra	वह्निकुमार	vahni—kumāra m. pl. (with Jainas) a partic. class of gods, [L.]

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