vayas 1 · vayas 2 · vayas 3
vayas n. [ aj-asun vIBAvaH ] 1 Age, any time or period of life; guRAH pUjAsTAnaM guRizu na ca liMgaM na ca vayaH U. 4. 11 ; navaM vayaH R. 2. 47 ; paScime vayasi 19. 1 ; na Kalu vayastejaso hetuH Bh. 2. 38 ; tejasAM hi na vayaH samIkzyate R. 11. 1 ; Ku. 5. 16. 2 Youth, the prime of life; vayogate kiM vanitAvilAsaH Subhāṣ. ; so atikrAMtavayAH . 3 A bird in general; smaraRIyAH samaye vayaM vayaH N. 2. 62 ; mfgavayogavayopacitaM vanaM R. 9. 53 ; 2. 9 ; Śi. 3. 55 , 11. 47. 4 A crow; Pt. 1. 23. (here it may mean ‘a bird’ also.) 5 Ved. Sacrificial food or oblation. 6 Energy, strength. 7 Health, soundness of constitution. Comp. — atiga, -atIta a. ( vayotiga &c.) advanced in age, aged, decrepit. — aDika a. ( vayoDika ) older in age, senior. — avasTA ( vayovasTA ) stage or period of life, measure of age; Māl. 9. 29. — kara a. causing health and vigour of life, prolonging life. — gata a. 1 come of age. 2 advanced in years. — (taM) the departure of youth. ( pb ) — pariRatiH, -pariRAmaH ripeness of age; advanced or old age. — pramARaM 1 measure or length of life. 2 duration of life. — vfdDa a. ( vayovfdDa ) old, advanced in years. — saMDiH 1 transition from one period of life to another; trayo vayaHsaMDayaH . 2 puberty, maturity (period of coming of age). — sTa a. ( vayaHsTa or vayasTa ) 1 youthful. 2 grown up, mature. 3 strong, powerful — (sTaH) a friend; contemporary. — (sTA) 1 a female companion. 2 the yellow myrobalan tree. 3 small cardamoms. — sTAnaM firmness of youth. — hAniH f. ( vayohAniH ) 1 loss or decline of youth. 2 loss of youthful vigour.
(masc, masc, mano group, from veti) life; lifespan age [lit.] going away Construction: vi + √i > ay + *as
(masc, masc, mano group, from veti) (of life) age; stage; period age [lit.] going away Construction: vi + √i > ay + *as
(masc, masc, mano group, from veti) old age; (comm) youth [lit.] going away Construction: vi + √i > ay + *as