Pāli Dictionary

vāhana1

vahrootanasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

vah1carry; bring

Synonyms

haraṇa, haraṇī

general

  • carrying, pulling, drawing

  • Thag 2.49

    kumārakassapo thero, dhammapālo ca brahmāli, mogharājā visākho ca, cūḷako ca anūpamo, vajjito sandhito thero, kilesarajavāhano'ti.

vāhana2

vahrootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • a vehicle; carriage; chariot; conveyance; beast of burden

vahana

approximate

vahrootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

vah1carry; bring

general

  • carrying; bearing; flowing (also: a current)

vaha

approximate

vahrootasuffix

via inflected form vahāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

vah1carry; bring

Synonyms

hārika, adhivāhana

general

  • carrying; bringing; leading; (as a stream) a current

  • Kp 7

    yathā vārivahā pūrā paripūrenti sāgaraṃ, evam'eva ito dinnaṃ petānaṃ upakappati.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

vahaiṇā
  1. vaha

    carrying; bringing; leading; (as a stream) a current

  2. iṇāiṇa

    debt; loan

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