[āyudh ghañartheka] 1 A wea- pon, shield &c.; it is of 3 kinds (1) praharaṇa, e. g. a sword; (2) hastamukta, e. g. a disc; (3) yaṃtramukta, e. g. an arrow; na metvadanyena visoḍhanāyudhaṃ R. 3. 63.

2 A vessel (Ved.). dhaṃ 1 Gold used for ornaments.

2 (pl.) Water (Ved.). Comp. ( a) āgāraṃ an armoury, arsenal; ahamapyāyudhāgāraṃ praviśyāyudha- sahāyo bhavāmi Ve. 1; Ms. 9. 280 jīvin a. living by one's...