vaS cl. 2. P. ( Dhātup. xxiv, 71 ) va/zwi , (1. pl. uSma/si , or Smasi , RV. ; 3. pl. uSa/nti , ib. ; p. uSa/t , uSAna/ and uSa/mAna , ib. ; cl. 1. va/Sati and cl. 3. vivazwi [also vava/zwi ], 2. sg. vava/kzi , ib. ; pf. vAvaSu/H , °Se ; p. °SAna/ , ib. ; uvASa , USuH Gr. ; aor. avASIt or avaSIt , ib. ; 2. sg. vaSIh , MBh. Prec. uSyAt Gr. ; fut. vaSitA , °Sizyati , ib. ), to will, command ( p. uSa/mAna , ‘having at command’), RV. ; AV. ; to desire, wish, long for, be fond of, like (also with inf. ), RV. &c. &c. ( p. uSa/t and uSAna/ , ‘willing, glad, eager, zealous, obedient’; the former with superl. uSat-tama , also = charming, lovely, BhP. [ accord. to Sch. also = SudDa , dedIpyamAna , and sv-arcita ]); to aver, maintain, affirm, declare for (two acc. ), MaitrUp. ; VarBṛS. ; BhP. : Caus. vASayati ( aor. avIvaSat ), to cause to desire &c.; to get in one's power, subject, Cat. : Desid. vivaSizati , Gr. ; Intens. vAvaSyate , vAvaSIti , or vAvazwi , ib. ; p. vAvaSAna/ , ‘willing, eager’, RV. [ cf. Gk. ἑκών , for ϝεκων , ‘willing’.]
vaS 2 P. ( vazwi, uSita ) 1 To wish, desire, long for; niHsvo vazwi SataM SatI daSaSataM Śānti. 2. 6 ; amI hi vIryapraBavaM Bavasya jayAya senAnyamuSaMti devAH Ku. 3. 15 ; Ś. 7. 20 ; vazwi BAgurirallIpamavApyorupasargayoH Sk. 2 To favour. 3 To shine ( kAMtO ).