V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.
Entry उद्वाह
उद्वाहudvāha1 Bearing up, supporting.
1 Bearing up, supporting.
Marriage, wedding; असवर्णास्वयं ज्ञेयो विधिरुद्वाहकर्मणि Ms.3.43. उद्वाहस्नानवेलां कथयति भवतः सिद्धये सिद्धलोकः Nāg.2.13. (The Smṛitis mention 8 forms of marriage: ब्राह्मो दैवस्तथा चार्षः प्राजापत्यस्तथासुरः । गान्धर्वो राक्षसश्चैव पैशाचश्चाष्टमः स्मृतः ॥ -Compound
Derived forms and compounds
-ऋक्षम् A Nakṣatra auspicious for a marriage. उद्वाहर्क्षं च विज्ञाय रुक्मिण्या मधुसूदनः Bhāg.1.53. 4.
-तत्त्वम्Name of a work of Raghunandana on marriage ceremonies.