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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आयुस्āyusn.Life, duration of life; दीर्घमायुः R.9.62,12.48; तक्षकेणापि दष्टस्य आयुर्मर्माणि रक्षति H.2.16; आयुर्वर्षशतं…
[इ-असि-णिच्च Uṇ.2.117]
1. Life, duration of life; दीर्घमायुः R.9.62,12.48; तक्षकेणापि दष्टस्य आयुर्मर्माणि रक्षति H.2.16; आयुर्वर्षशतं नृणां परिमितम् Bh.3.17, शतायुर्वै पुरुषः Ait. Br.; प्राणो हि भूतानामायुः । तस्मात्सर्वायुषमुच्यते सर्वमेव त आयुर्यान्ति Tait. Up.2.3.1
2. Vital power.
3. Food.
4. Name of a ceremony called आयुष्टोम performed to secure long life, together with the गो and ज्योतिस् part of the अभिप्लव ceremony. (In comp. the final स् of this word is changed to ष् before hard consonants, and to र् before soft ones).
Derived forms and compounds
- -कर Adjective (-री Feminine) promoting long life; K.351.
- -काम Adjective wishing for long life or health.
- -कृत् Adjective giving or producing life.
- -द्रव्यम्
  
  a medicament.
  
  ghee.
- -योगः Name of a योग in astronomy.
- -वृद्धिः Feminine long life, longevity.
- -वेदः आयुरस्मिन् विद्यतेऽनेन वा आयुर्विंदतीत्यायुर्वेदः Suśr. the science of health or medicine, counted as a sacred science, and regarded as a supplement to the Atharvaveda; (it comprises 8 different departments; (1) शल्यम् surgery; (2) शालाक्यम् diagnosis of diseases belonging to the head and its organs; (3) कायचिकित्सा treatment of diseases of the whole body; (4) भूतविद्या treatment of diseases of the mind supposed to be caused by the influence of evil spirits; (5) कौमारभृत्यम् treatment of children; (6) अगदतन्त्रम् doctrine of antidotes; (7) रसायनतन्त्रम् doctrine of elixirs; and (8) वाजीकरणतन्त्रम् treatment of remedies to increase generative power); Śukra.4.277.
- -वेददृश्, -वेदमय, -वेदिक, -वेदिन्
  
  Adjective
  
  belonging to medicine.
  
  acquainted with medical science, medical. Masculine a physician.
- -शेषः
  
  remainder of life; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedशेषतया Pt.1; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedजीवित Pt.4 being destined to live longer.
  
  end or decline of life.
- -स्तोमः (आयुष्ठोमः) a sacrifice performed to obtain long life.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

आयुस्āyus[ấy-us] n. life, age, long life (often pl.); allotted term of life; vitality; vital element; world.

[ấy-us] neuter life, age, long life (often plural); allotted term of life; vitality; vital element; world.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आयुस्āyusn. life, vital power, vigour, health, duration of life, long life RV. AV. TS. S3Br. Mn. MBh. Pan5cat. &c.
1. neuter gender life, vital power, vigour, health, duration of life, long life fg-veda AV. TS. S3Br. Mn. MBh. Pan5cat. etc.
2. neuter gender active power, efficacy fg-veda VS.
3. neuter gender the totality of living beings [food Sa1y.] fg-veda ii, 38, 5 and vii, 90, 6
4. neuter gender Name of a particular ceremony (Equivalent to आयुः-ष्टोम quod vide)
5. neuter gender Name of a Sa1man सामन्
6. neuter gender of the eighth lunar mansion
7. neuter gender food Lexicographers
8. masculine gender the son of Puru1ravas पुरूरवस् and Urvas3i1 उर्वशी (confer, compare आयु) MBh. Vikr. VP.
9. masculine gender ([confer, compare Dor. αἰές; perhaps also αἰών .])
10. see column 1.
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आयुस्तेजस्āyustejasm. N. of a Buddha बुद्ध .

masculine gender Name of a Buddha बुद्ध .

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गोआयुस्goāyusn. du. the two Eka7has एका*ह s ग्/ओ (= ग्/ओ-ष्टोम) and /आयुस्, xii, 1, 2, 2 La1t2y.

neuter gender dual number the two Eka7has एका*ह s ग्/ओ (Equivalent to ग्/ओ-ष्टोम) and /आयुस्, xii, 1, 2, 2 La1t2y.

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