√ vah, “carry”

√ 3 vas

√ vah

√ 1 vā

Present

I. váhati -te etc. V.+

II. vákṣi voḍham -ḍhā́m uhīta vákṣva voḍhvam ūḍvam úhāna V.B

Future

Simple Future: vakṣyáti etc. AV.+,-te E.; vahiṣyati etc. E.+

Periphrastic Future: voḍhā́ B

Aorist

^RAo: avīvahat

-s-Ao: ávākṣīt etc. V.B.S. (ávāṭ vāṭ V.B.S., vákṣat etc. V.B.S., vákṣati etc. V.) avakṣi

Precative: uhyāt S

Ao/Ps/3/sg: avāhi C.

Perfect

uvāha ūhús etc. V.+, ūhé etc. V. (vavāha vavāhatus E.+)

Causative

vāhayati etc. B.+,-te etc. E.+ (vāhyate etc. E.+)

Verbal Nouns

PPP: ūḍhá V.+, voḍha ? E¹.; Inf: vóḍhum V.+,-ḍhave V.B.S.,-ḍhavaí B.; ūḍhvā́ B.; ²Abs: -úhya AV.+; vā́he RV.; váhadhyai RV

Derivatives

-vā̆h V.+	vāhya S.+	voḍhavya E.+	váhīyas V.B.
váha AV.+	vahana S.+	-vāhitavya E.	váhni V.+
vahín B.S.	vā́hana V.+	voḍhṛ V.+	-váhman RV.
vahyá V.S.	vāhanīya C.	vāhitṛ E.	vákṣas ? V.
ogha U.+	vahát RV.	-vahitṛ U.	vakṣáṇa ? V.
aughá B.	vāghát ? RV.	vahitra C.	vakṣī́ ? RV.
vāhá V.+	vā́has V.B.S.	váhiṣṭha V.	vā́vahi RV.
vāhaka E.+	ūḍhi B.+	vā́hiṣṭha V.B.	vivadhá ? B.+
vāhín AV.+	vahatú V.B.		-vāhayitṛ C.

Compare root √ 1 ūh, √ 2 ūh.

Meanings

váhati váhate v PPP ūḍhá 1 (q.v.) conduct, carry (esp. the oblation), draw (waggon), guide (the horses); bring near, procure, cause, effect; offer, present (a sacrifice); carry off, rob; take to wife, marry; bear, support, feel, suffer; indulge, pardon; wear, have; undergo, incur; pass. spend; intrans. travel, go (in or by any vehicle), drive, ride, run, swim, flow, blow (wind), pass away (time); P. uhyáta be conducted etc., be borne along, move, go in or by (I). Caus. vāhayati, te cause to conduct, draw, or carry; guide, drive (cf. S.), ride on (A); step upon or travel over (a way); set to work, use, apply; take in, deceive. Int vanīvāhyáte carry hither and thither.

ati carry over or across, pass by; spend (time). Caus. transport, transpose, let pass i.e. spend (time), escape (a foe etc.).

anu carry along.

apa carry or drive away (also Caus. ); take off, remove, give up.

abhi convey near or towards, bring.

ā the same, also bear (fig.), lead home i.e. take to wife; carry or drive away; intrans. flow. Caus. call near, invite (esp. gods to a sacrifice). anvā & abhyā bring hither or to. udā & samudā lead away, esp. lead out a bride from her father's house, i.e. marry. samā bring hither or to (together), assemble; Ā meet.

ud & samud lead up or away; raise, elevate; draw out, extract; marry (cf. udā); lead or bring to, offer, present; bear, carry (lit. & fig.); have, possess, enjoy; endure, suffer; manifest, betray.

ud Caus. (cause to) marry.

upa lead or bring near, get, procure, cause, effect; betray into (A). samupa carry along, let flow; P. approach, begin, rise.

ni lead down or towards (D or L); bear, support.

nis lead out, extract, save from (Ab); carry off, remove; bring about, effect; succeed (of pers. & th.). Caus. pass, spend (time); bring about, perform, accomplish.

parā lead or take to (D).

pari lead about, esp. the bride or the wedding procession, i.e. wed; intrans. flow about.

pra trans. carry onward or along, lead or bring to (A); intrans. be borne along, flow, blow. Caus. set in motion, send away, dismiss.

prati conduct towards or near.

vi lead away, marry (cf. udā), form a matrimonial alliance with (I); Ā get married, celebrate a wedding. Caus. give in marriage or marry.

sam carry (together), conduct, lead, draw, drag, bear along; P. ride on (I). Caus. bring together, assemble, collect; drive (carriage etc.), guide, conduct, lead, take to wife; carry the hand along the body, stroke.

Cf. apoḍha, udūḍha, upoḍha, óḍha, vyūḍha.