Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

vāhin वाहिन् – carried onwards; leading; flowing

adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary adjective

carried onwards; leading; flowing

Derived from

  1. vah वह् verbal root — carry; convey
  2. in इन् suffix — possessive/agent suffix -in
Cappeller 1891 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

vāhin ·a. moving on (carriage); drawing, carrying, bringing, having, flowing or running towards (--°). m. waggon, chariot; f. vāhínī army or a cert. division of an army, river.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

Vāhin, ī, inī, i, bearing, carrying (often at the end of comps.); (ī), m. a chariot; (inī), f. an army, body of forces; a division of an army (consisting of 81 elephants, 81 cars, 243 horse, 405 foot), a battalion; a river.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

vāhin (von 1. vah) 1〉 adj. a〉 fahrend, ziehend: tvadbandhujanavāhino hayāḥ R. 2,52,43. R. GORR. 2,51,10. — b〉 dahinfahrend (vom Wagen): śīghrairaśvairvāhinā syandanena MBH. 3,245. śīghra˚ Spr. 4423. — c〉 fliessend: dakṣiṇāpatha˚ (nadī) HARIV. 9513. gaṅgāṃ pātālavāhinīm KATHĀS. 73,119. pratīpa˚ KATHĀS. 74,190. utpatha˚ BHĀG. P. 10,20,10. kalindāntara˚ MĀRK. P. 78,30. MĀRK. P. 108,19. sirā puruṣatrayavāhinī in einer Tiefe von — VARĀH. BṚH. S. 54,23. — d〉 fliessen lassend, mit sich führend (von Flüssen), zuführend (von Winden): rudhiraugha˚ MBH. 8,3807. ghṛta˚ (go) MBH. 13,3523. asṛgvāhinī (nadī) MBH. 3,14274. puṣpasaṃcaya˚ HARIV. 12018. R. 1,36,22. R. GORR. 2,54,39. R. GORR. 2,65,15. R. GORR. 3,59,20. RĀJA-TAR. 1,260. BHĀG. P. 5,26,22. MĀRK. P. 59,24. dhamanī śabdavāhinī SUŚR. 1,257,7. sphāranīhāralava˚ (pavamāna) RĀJA-TAR. 3,168. RĀJA-TAR. 3,226. ŚĀK. 55. calallaharivipruṣām PAÑCAR. 3,5,3. — e〉 bringend so v. a. bewirkend: rathānāṃ śabdavāhinām HARIV. 2675. udvega˚ KATHĀS. 59,152. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 120,a,11. tṛṣṇayā bhavavāhinyā BHĀG. P. 7,13,23. — f〉 tragend: laguḍa˚ KATHĀS. 81,11. bhāra˚ Spr. 1576. Spr. 4780. PRAB. 107,7. vāgurā˚ RĀJA-TAR. 6,182. vipruṣavāhinyā cañcvā PAÑCAT. 79,16. sthūlakambala˚ RĀJA-TAR. 5,460. — g〉 an sich tragend, habend: vigraha˚ RĀJA-TAR. 6,308. roṣaniśvāsavāhinā (˚vāyunā die neuere Ausg.) HARIV. 4748. kusumusaugandhya˚ Spr. 1908. — h〉 sich unterziehend, ausübend: karma˚ MBH. 1,8114. akūṭa˚ MBH. 13,3899. — 2〉 m. Wagen MBH. 3,2293. — 3〉 f. vāhinī a〉 ein reisiger Zug; Heer AK. 2,8,2,46. TRIK. 3,3,249. H. 745. H. an. 3,413. MED. n. 98. HALĀY. 2,302. anàsvatī AV. 10,1,15. R. 2,36,3. R. 5,40,11. RAGH. 7,33. Spr. 692. Spr. 3272. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 47,25. DHŪRTAS. 66,14. Heer und zugleich Fluss MBH. 6,2337. RĀJA-TAR. 4,134. VĀSAVAD. 13,3. am Ende eines adj. comp. vāhinīka RAGH. 13,66. — b〉 eine best. Heeresabtheilung: 81 Elephanten, 81 Wagen, 245 Reiter und 405 Fusssoldaten AK. 2,8,2,49. H. 748. H. an. MED. MBH. 1,291. — c〉 Fluss AK. 3,4,18,114. TRIK. H. 1080. H. an. MED. MBH. 3,17141. MBH. 6,341. R. 2,71,13. R. 2,89,3. RĀJA-TAR. 4,303. Fluss und zugleich Heer RĀJA-TAR. 134. MBH. 6,2337. VĀSAVAD. 13,3. — d〉 Rinne Schol. zu KĀTY. ŚR. 366,15. — e〉 N. pr. der Gattin Kuruʼs MBH. 1,3740. — Vgl. ambu˚, kanaka˚, kāṣṭhāmbu˚, kumāra˚, caturvāhin, jaya˚, daṇḍa˚, nara˚, pañca˚, puṣpa˚, praṣṭi˚, phena˚, bhāra˚, manda˚, madhu˚, mala˚, mātṛ˚, megha˚, meṣa˚, yajña˚, yoga˚, roma˚, loma˚, vāyu˚, vāri˚, vega˚, sādhu˚.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

vāhin — 1〉 Adj. — a〉 dahinfahrend (von Wagen). — b〉 am Ende eines Comp. — α〉 fahrend, ziehend. — β〉 fliessend nach oder in einer best. Tiefe. — γ〉 fliessen lassend, mit sich führend (von Flüssen), zuführend (vom Winde). — δ〉 bringend, so v. a. bewirkend. — ε〉 an sich tragend, so v. a. habend. — ζ〉 sich unterziehend, ausübend. — 2〉 m. Wagen. — 3〉 f. vāhínī — a〉 ein reisiger Zug; Heer. — b〉 im System eine Heeresabtheilung von 81 Elephanten, 81 Wagen, 243 Reitern und 405 Fusssoldaten. — c〉 Fluss. — d〉 Rinne. — e〉 *Physalis flexuosa RĀJAN. 4,111. — f〉 N. pr. der Gattin Kuruʼs.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · English · adjective · substantive masculine

vāhin a. [vah-ṇini] Bearing carrying. — m. A chariot.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

vāhin fahrend, ziehend, fließend nach, zuführend, bringend (—˚); dahinfahrend [Page400-2] (intr.). m. Wagen. f. vāhínī Heereszug, Heer.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

vāhin vāhin a. (vah; sfx. in) qui porte, qui traîne, qui mène. — S. f. vāhinī armée; corps d'armée de 81 éléphants, 81 chars, 243 chevaux et 405 fantassins. Cours d'eau, rivière. vāhinīpati m. chef d'armée. L'océan.

Derived words

  • vāhitā वाहिता substantive feminine flow

Occurrences in source texts (6)

HP 4 occurrences
HP 1.17-1.32: Āsana 1 occurrence

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HP 3.94-3.102*1: Śakti Cālana 1 occurrence

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HP 4.0*1-4.0*14: Samādhi and Laya 1 occurrence

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HP 4.56-4.66: The Middle Path 1 occurrence

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PYS 2 occurrences
PYS 2.3–9: Five Kleśas 1 occurrence

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PYS 3.9–12: Three Transformations of Citta 1 occurrence

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