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Entry वश
वशvaśaa.Subject to, influenced by, under the influence or control of, usually in comp; शोकवशः, मृत्युवशः &c.
[वश् कर्तरि अच् भावे अप् वा]
Subject to, influenced by, under the influence or control of, usually in comp; शोकवशः, मृत्युवशःetc.
Obedient, submissive, compliant.
Humbled, tamed.
Charmed, fascinated.
Subdued by charms. शः, शम् Wish, desire, wil; Ait. Up.5.2.
Power, influence, control, mastership, authority, subjection, submission; स्ववश 'subject to oneself', independent; परवश 'under the influence of others'; अनयत् प्रभुशक्तिसंपदा वशमेको नृपती- ननन्तरान् R.8.19; वशं नी, or आनी to reduce to subjection, subdue, win over; वशं गम्-इ-याetc. to become subject to, give way, yield, submit; विषमालोड्य पास्यामि मा कीचकवशं गमम् Mb.4.21.48; न शुचो वशं वशिनामुत्तम गन्तुमर्हसि R.8.9; वशे कृ or वशीकृ to subdue, overcome, win over; to fascinate, bewitch; वशात् (Ablative) is frequently used adverbially in the sense of 'through the force, power or influence of', 'on account of', 'for the purpose of'; दैववशात्, वायुवशात्, कार्यवशात्etc.
Being tamed.
Birth.
Derived forms and compounds
-शः The residence of harlots.
-अनुग, -ग, -वर्तिन् (so वशंगत) Adjective obedient to the will of another, submissive, subject; नमस्यामो देवान्ननु हतविधेस्तेऽपि वशगाः Bh.2.94. (-Masculine) a servant.
-आढ्यकः a porpoise.
-इन्द्रियAdjective one who has the command of his senses.
-उपनयनम् an instrument to bring people under control; न ह्येवंविधं वशोपनयनमस्ति भूतानां यथा दण्डः Kau. Atmanepada 1.4.
vaśe hi yasyendriyāṇi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā. — Having brought all the senses under control, he must sit firm in Yoga, wholly given up to Me; for whose senses are mastered, of him the intelligence… 2·61
वशेvaśelocative singular of the masculine noun vaśa (authority, power, control, dominion, under the sway or control of).
वशम्vaśamaccusative singular of the masculine noun vaśa (authority, power, control, dominion, under the sway or control of ).
वशात्vaśātablative singular of the masculine noun vaśa (authority, power, control, dominion, under the sway or control of).