avayavaH [ avayUyate kAryadravyeRa saMbaDyate , ava-yu-karmaRi-ap ] 1 A limb (of the body); muKAvayavalUnAM tAM R. 12. 43 , Amaru. 40 , 46 ; a member (in general); kasmiMScidapi jIvati naMdAnvayAvayave Mu. 1. 2 A part, portion (as of a whole); pade na varRA vidyaMte varRezvavayavA na ca Bhartṛ.; dravyARAM kenacidavayavena Dk. 61 ; ktenAhorAtrAvayavAH P. II. 1. 45 ; I. 1. 46 . 3 A member or a component part of a logical argument or syllogism. (These are five: - pratijYA, hetu, udAharaRa , upanaya and nigamana ). 4 The body. 5 A component, constituent, ingredient (in general), as of a compound &c. 6 A means ( sADana , upakaraRa ). Comp. — arTaH the meaning of the component parts of a word.