vāha

Dictionary meanings for vāha from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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vāha

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [vah-ghañ] Bearing, carry- ing &c. (at the end of comp.); as in aṃbuvāha, toyavāha &c. haḥ 1 Car- rying, bearing.

2 A porter.

3 A draught-animal, a beast of burden.

4 A horse; R. 4. 56, 5. 73, 14. 52.

5 A bull; Ku. 7. 49.

6 A buffalo.

7 A carriage, conveyance in general.

8 The arm.

9 Air, wind.

10 A measure equal to ten Kumbhas or four Bhāras; vāho bhāra- catuṣṭayaṃ. Comp. dviṣat m. a...

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