√ van, vā, “win”

√ vadh, badh

√ van, vā

√ vand

Present

I. vánati -te etc. V

VI. vanā́ti vanéma V.B

VIII. vanóti vanuté etc. V.B.S

Future

Simple Future: vaniṣyate S

Periphrastic Future: vanitā

Aorist

√-Ao: vanta ? RV., váṃsva RV

-s-Ao: váṃsat etc. RV., váṃsi (1s.) vaṃsate V.B., vaṃsīmahi vasīmahi RV

-iṣ-Ao: vaniṣat AV., vaniṣanta TS. (vanuṣanta RV.), vaniṣīṣṭa RV

-siṣ-Ao: vaṃsiṣīya ? AV

Perfect

vāvā́na vavanmá etc. vavné (vāvántha vāvánse vavandhí) RV

Verbal Nouns

-vāta V.B., vanita E.+;-vantave RV

Derivatives

-van ? B.S.	-vánana V.	vanús RV.	-vānyà B.S.
vana V.U.	vanánā RV.	vantṛ́ RV.	vāmá ? V.+
vanín RV.	vananīya C.	vánitṛ RV.	vánīvan RV.
-ványa B.	vánas RV.	vániṣṭha RV.	vāvā́ta V.+
vanád ? RV.	vaní V.B.	vánīyas RV.	vāvā́tṛ RV.
	vanú RV.		vanayitṛ C.

Meanings

(vā) vanóti vanuté vánati (vanáti) vanótivanuté vánati (vanáte v PPP vāta 1 (– ṃ) & vanita (cf. vanitā) like, love; wish, desire, aim at; get, obtain, acquire, win, conquer, dispose of, possess, enjoy. Caus. vānayati & Des vívāsati, te (only – ṃ).

abhi wish for, long or strive after.

ā the same, Des wish to win or attract, entice, allure. abhyā Des approach (as an enemy).

upa Des seek to win.

pra win, conquer.

sam Caus. make well-disposed.