ā-√ vah P. Ā. -vahati, -te, to drive or lead near or towards; to bring; to fetch, procure, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]; [R.]; [BhP.]; [Pañcat.] &c.; to bring home (a bride), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; to pay, [Yājñ. ii, 193]; to carry away, [MBh.]; to bear, [R.]; [Hariv.]; to use, [MārkP.] : Caus. -vāhayati, to cause to drive or come near; to invite, invoke, [ŚBr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [ĀśvŚr.]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c.