Pāli Dictionary
general
a leader; a driver (e.g. sattha-vāha ‘caravan leader’)
MN 85
sok'āvatiṇṇaṃ janatam'apetasoko, avekkhassu jātijarābhibhūtaṃ, uṭṭhehi vīra vijitasaṅgāma, satthavāha aṇaṇa vicara loke, desassu bhagavā dhammaṃ, aññātāro bhavissantī'ti.
a cart; a vehicle
a cart-load; wagon-load (a measure of volume, about 380 droṇas)
MN 81
atha kho, ānanda, kikī kāsirājā ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa pañcamattāni taṇḍulavāhasatāni pāhesi paṇḍupuṭakassa sālino tadupiyañ'ca sūpeyyaṃ.
a beast of burden
a torrent (of water)
Part of speech
adjective
Root
vah1carry; bring
general
carrying; leading; conveying
Dhp 339
yassa chattiṃsati sotā, manāpasavanā bhusā, vāhā vahanti duddiṭṭhiṃ, saṅkappā rāganissitā.
MN 26
uṭṭhehi vīra vijitasaṅgāma, satthavāha aṇaṇa vicara loke, desassu bhagavā dhammaṃ, aññātāro bhavissantī'ti.
general
carrying; bringing; leading; (as a stream) a current
Kp 7
yathā vārivahā pūrā paripūrenti sāgaraṃ, evam'eva ito dinnaṃ petānaṃ upakappati.
general
carries; carries away; transports
Dhp 339
yassa chattiṃsati sotā, manāpasavanā bhusā, vāhā vahanti duddiṭṭhiṃ, saṅkappā rāganissitā.
AN 8.13
vāhī kho pana hoti. kām'aññe assā vahantu vā mā vā, aham'ettha vahissāmī'ti cittaṃ uppādeti.
takes responsibility (for); worries about; bears (a burden)
AN 2.99
dve'me, bhikkhave, bālā. katame dve? yo ca anāgataṃ bhāraṃ vahati, yo ca āgataṃ bhāraṃ na vahati. ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bālā'ti.
has power; takes effect; works
continues; carries on (with); goes on (by)
MN 65
tatra, bhaddāli, bhikkhūnaṃ evaṃ hoti, ayaṃ kho, āvuso, bhikkhu saddhāmattakena vahati pemamattakena. sace mayaṃ imaṃ bhikkhuṃ pasayha pasayha kāraṇaṃ karissāma, mā yam'pi'ssa taṃ saddhāmattakaṃ pemamattakaṃ tamhā'pi parihāyī'ti.
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
vah1carry; bring
Synonyms
general
ox; bull (a draft animal, lit. ‘carrier’)
Dhp 1
manopubbaṅ'gamā dhammā, manoseṭṭhā manomayā, manasā ce paduṭṭhena, bhāsati vā karoti vā, tato naṃ dukkham'anveti, cakkaṃ'va vahato padaṃ.
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