उद्वह्

{ udvah }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उद्-√ वह्    P. Ā. -वहति, -ते, to lead or carry out or up, draw out, save, [RV. i, 50, 1; vii, 69, 7]; [AV.]; [AitBr.]; [TāṇḍyaBr.]; [Hariv.] &c.;

to bear up, lift up, elevate, [MBh.]; [BhP.];

to take or lead away (a bride from her parents' house), lead home, marry, [PārGṛ.]; [Gobh.]; [Yājñ.]; [Ragh.]; [Kathās.] &c.;

to lead to or near, bring, [BhP.];

to bear (a weight or burden), wear (clothes &c.), [MBh.]; [R.]; [Kum.]; [Śiś.] &c.;

to support (the earth), rule, govern, [Rājat.]; [Kathās.] &c.;

to wear, have, possess;

to show, [BhP.]; [VarBṛS.]; [Rājat.]; [Sāh.]; [Pañcat.] &c.:

Caus. -वाहयति, to cause to marry, marry, [MBh.]; [Pañcat.]

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उद् √ वह्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उद्वह् [udvah]   1 [P.]
To marry, lead home (as a bride); पार्थिवीमुदवहद्रघूद्वहः [R.11.54;] नोद्वहेत्कपिलां कन्याम् [Ms.3.8,] 1,15; अविप्लुतब्रह्मचर्यो लक्षण्यां स्त्रियमुद्वहेत् [Y.1.52;] [Bk. 2.48;] [Bhāg.1.52.41.]
To bear up, raise up, elevate.
To hold up, sustain, support; पदमुद्वहन्ती [Ku.5.85;] उद्वह धुरम् [K.19;] [Ku.6.3;] आत्मानमुद्वोढुम- शक्नुवत्यः [R.16.6,11.66;] [Śi.9.73;] [Bk.9.7;] भारम् &c.
To suffer, experience, feel; वात्सल्यमोहपरिदेवितमुद्वहामि [Māl.6.9;] स्वाम्यर्थमुद्वहन् [Mu.2.21.] Adhering to his master's cause.
To possess, have, assume, be endowed with; पुरुषाभिमानमुद्वहद्भिः [Mu.4;] यौवनमुद्वहन्त्या [Ku.1.19;] श्रियमुद्वहति मुखं ते बालातपरक्तकमलस्य [V.4.73;] [M.5.14;] so शब्दम्, अङ्गुलिम्, पाणिम्, ज्ञानम्, गर्वम्, प्रमोदम् &c.
To carry off or away, take or lead away; तमुद्वहन्तं पथि भोजकन्याम् [R.7.35,7.]
To lead to termination, finish; प्रारब्धमुत्तमजनास्त्वमिवोद्वहन्ति [Mu.2.17] v. l.
To respect, honour, uphold; स्वयंभुवो वाक्यमथोद्वहन्तौ [Rām.6.74.3.] -Caus.
To cause to marry.
To spread above; उत्कर्णमुद्वाहितधीरकन्धरैः [Śi.12.73.]