Dictionary meanings for āyas from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
4 P. 1 To exert one- self; piṃḍārthamāyasyataḥ Mu. 3. 14.
2 To weary oneself, become exhausted or fatigued; nāyasyasi tapasyaṃtī Bk. 6. 69, 14. 104, 15. 54. Caus. 1 To trouble, afflict; āyāsayati māṃ jalā- bhilāṣaḥ K. 35; Mu. 7. 8; V. 2.
2 To weary, tire out, worry.
3 To injure, affect; lessen, diminish; Bk. 8. 61.
4 To string (as a bow); anāyāsitakārmukaḥ Pt. 1. 385.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. -yasyati, to work hard, exert one's self, weary one's self MBh.; R.; BhP.; Hariv. &c; to become exhausted Hariv.; R. &c: Caus. P. -yāsayati, to weary, worry; to give pain, torment Sus3r.; MBh.; Katha1s. &c: Pass. of Caus. -yāsyate, to pine away; to consume... mfn. exerted, managed or effected with difficulty 148,2 25820 mfn. labouring, toiling, making effort or exertion MBh.; R.; Hariv. &c 148,2 25821 mfn....
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