Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
n. [i-asi-ṇicca Uṇ. 2. 117] 1 Life, duration of life; dīrghamāyuḥ R. 9. 62, 12. 48; takṣakeṇā- pi daṣṭasya āyurmarmāṇi rakṣati H. 2. 16; āyurvarṣaśataṃ nṛṇāṃ parimitaṃ Bh. 3. 107; śatāyurvai puruṣaḥ Ait. Br.; prāṇo hi bhūtānāmāyuḥ. tasmātsarvāyuṣamucyate. sarva- meva ta āyuryāṃti Tait. Up.
2 Vital pow- er.
3 Food.
4 N. of a ceremony called āyuṣṭoma performed to secure long life. (In comp. the final s of this...