āyu

Dictionary meanings for āyu from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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āyu

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [i-uṇ Uṇ. 1. 2] Ved. Living, going, moveable. yuḥ 1 A living being, man.

2 Mankind, human race.

3 Living beings taken collectively.

4 The first man.

5 Life, duration of life.

6 Wind.

7 A son, descendant, off- spring.

8 The son of Purūravas and Urvaśī. Comp. ṣak a. at- tached to; joined with men.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A1. (/ā-yuvate RV. ix, 77, 2; pf. -yuyuv/e RV. i, 138, 1; p. -yuv/amāna RV. i, 582, and -yuvāna S3Br. ix, 4, 1, 8) to draw or pull towards one's self; to seize, take possession of RV.; TBr.; S3Br.; to procure, provide, produce TS.; to stir up, agitate, mingle... n. a spoon (or similar instrument) for stirring AV. ix, 6, 17, &c 018551 148,3 25856 mfn. melted, mixed, mingled 148,3 25857 mfn. ifc. combined with MBh.;...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mfn. (fr. i Un2. i, 2), living, movable RV.; VS. 148,3 25860 m. a living being, man 148,3 25861 m. living beings collectively, mankind RV. 148,3 25862 m. son, descendant, offspring 148,3 25863

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