वस् [ vas ] [ vas ]2 Root ( a Vedic root connected with √ 1. [ uṣ ] q.v. ; not in Lit. Dhātup.) cl. [6] P. , [ uccháti ] (pf. [ uvā́sa ] , [ ūṣúḥ ] Lit. RV. ; aor. [ avāt ] ( ? ) Lit. AV. ; [ avasran ] Lit. RV. ; Cond. [ avatsyat ] Lit. ŚBr. ; Ved. inf. [ vástave ] , [ -úṣi ] ) , to shine , grow bright (esp. applied to the dawn) Lit. RV. ; to bestow by shining upon (dat.) Lit. ib. i , 113 , 7 ; ( with [ dūré ] ) to drive away by shining Lit. ib. vii , 77 , 4 : Caus. [ vāsáyati ] , to cause to shine Lit. RV. ( cf. [ vasar ] in [ vasar-han ] ; Gk. 1 for 2 ;Lat. (ve1r) )