ayi ind. a vocative particle (especially used in dramas)
ayi ind. 1 As a gentle address in the sense of ‘friend’, ‘oh’ ‘ah’ ( komalAmaMtraRe ); or simply as a vocative particle; ayi vivekaviSrAMtamaBihitaM M. 1 ; ayi kaWora U. 3. 27 Oh you ruthless one; ayi Bo maharziputra Ś. 7 ; ayi vidyutpramadAnAM tvamapi ca duHKaM na jAnAsi Mk. 5. 32 ; ayi mAtardevayajanasaMBave devi sIte U. 4 ; see also Bv. 1. 5 , 11 , 44. 2 As a particle of entreaty or solicitation ( anunaya ), ‘I pray’, ‘prythee’; ayi saMprati dehi darSanaM Ku. 4. 28 ; also of encouragement or persuasion; ayi maMdasmitamaDuraM vadanaM tanvaMgi yadi manAkkuruze Bv. 2. 150. 3 As a particle of gentle or kind inquiry ( praSna ); ayi jIvitanATa jIvasi Ku. 4. 3 ; ayIdamevaM parihAsaH 5. 62 ; ayi jAnIze roBilasya sArTavAhasya gfhaM Mk. 3.