Vayas: 16 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Purana
3. Arts
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Nepali
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Introduction:

Vayas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏) refers to the 鈥渓ife鈥� (of an elephant)鈥�, according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 4, 鈥渙n marks of longevity鈥漖: 鈥�3. The foreparts, head, eyes, face, ears, neck, belly, tusks, trunk, character, color and the hind members, those are the twelve 鈥榙epartments鈥� of elephants, equal (in number) to their stages (decades) of life (vayas). [a峁単膩ni ceti sad峁浥浤乶i vayoda艣膩bhi岣� k峁tr膩峁噛am奴ni kari峁嚹佱箖 da艣a ca dvaya峁� ca] 4. As many of these 鈥榙epartments鈥� as possess the proper aspect fully developed in any (elephant), just so many 鈥榮tages鈥� (decades) shall be his life; so B峁沨aspati has declared鈥�.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: Google Books: Essentials of Ayurveda

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏, 鈥渁ge鈥�):鈥擜ge of the persons is divided into three degrees鈥攃hildhood (up to 16 years), middle age (17-70) years and old age thereafter. Kapha, Pitta and V膩ta are predominant in those periods respectively. In diseased condition, children and old persons should be given medicines mild and in small doses and should never be subjected to drastic measures.

: archive.org: Vagbhata鈥檚 Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏) refers to 鈥渕an鈥檚 life鈥� and is mentioned in verse 1.8 of the 础峁ａ弓腻峁単补丑峁沝补测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (S奴trasth膩na) by 痴腻驳产丑补峁璦.鈥擜ru峁嘺datta and Indu explain vayas as 鈥渕an鈥檚 life鈥� (尘补苍耻峁腻测耻蝉, 辫耻谤耻峁Ｄ乱耻蝉), while Candranandana takes it to mean any 鈥渟tage of the body produced by time such as youth鈥�. (k膩lak峁泃膩艣ar墨rasy膩vasth膩 yauvan膩di岣�;) cf. Hem膩dri鈥檚 gloss 艣补谤墨谤补-辫补谤颈峁嚹乵补岣�). The Tibetans have adopted this second interpretation, reproducing vayas with na-thsod 鈥減eriod of life鈥�. 痴腻驳产丑补峁璦 distinguishes three such periods of life: youth, till 16; manhood, till 70; and senility, above 70 (础峁ａ弓腻峁単补丑峁沝补测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 II 3.105).

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏):鈥擜ge, any time or period of life

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏) refers to 鈥渙ne鈥檚 age鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.31 (鈥淒escription of 艢iva鈥檚 magic鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢iva (in disguise of a Brahmin) said to the Lord of Mountains: 鈥淚 have come to know that you desire to give your daughter to 艢iva, [...] To 艢iva鈥攚ho has no support, [...] whose name and pedigree are unknown, whose conduct is bad, who has no sport, whose body is smeared with ashes, who is furious, who lacks in discrimination, whose age is not known (补箩帽腻迟补-惫补测补蝉), [...]鈥�.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏) refers to a 鈥測oung woman鈥�, according to the 艢测补颈苍颈办补-艣腻蝉迟谤补: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by R膩j膩 Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] It has been said that there are eighteen addictions. These are the outcome of the desire for earthly enjovments. [...] Wise men speak of that wife as a wife who has auspicious marks and who knows the fine arts, who is clever, who is loved by her husband, and who is young and modest (惫补测补蝉-惫颈苍补测补-蝉补尘辫补苍苍腻). She is the chief instrument in attaining the three objects of life, and she is the distinguishing feature of domestic life. She looks after the children and the utensils and other articles of the household, and she charms the mind. [...]鈥�.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (鈥減erforming arts鈥�) and Shastras (鈥渟ciences鈥�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏).鈥�n. [aj-asun 惫墨bh膩va岣�]

1) Age, any time or period of life; 啶椸啶｀ぞ啶� 啶啶溹ぞ啶膏啶ムぞ啶ㄠ 啶椸啶｀た啶粪 啶� 啶� 啶侧た啶權啶椸 啶� 啶� 啶掂く啶� (gu峁嚹佱弗 p奴j膩sth膩na峁� gu峁噄峁 na ca li峁単a峁� na ca vaya岣�) Uttarar膩macarita 4.11; 啶ㄠさ啶� 啶掂く啶� (nava峁� vaya岣�) R.2.47; 啶ざ啷嵿啶苦ぎ啷� 啶掂く啶膏た (pa艣cime vayasi) 19.1; 啶� 啶栢げ啷� 啶掂く啶膏啶む啶溹じ啷� 啶灌啶む啶� (na khalu vayastejaso hetu岣�) 叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 2.38; 啶む啶溹じ啶距 啶灌た啶� 啶掂く啶� 啶膏ぎ啷€啶曕啶粪啶い啷� (tejas膩峁� hi na vaya岣� sam墨k峁ate) R.11.1.; Kum膩rasambhava 5.16; Bh膩gavata 1.26.4.

2) Youth, the prime of life; 啶掂く啶膏た啶椸い啷� 啶曕 啶曕ぞ啶さ啶苦啶距ぐ啶� (vayasi gate ka岣� k膩mavik膩ra岣�) Charpa峁璦. S.1; Bh膩gavata 8.15.17; 啶掂く啷嬥啶む 啶曕た啶� 啶掂え啶苦い啶距さ啶苦げ啶距じ啶� (vayogate ki峁� vanit膩vil膩sa岣�) Subh膩峁�.; so 啶呧い啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶距え啷嵿い啶掂く啶距 (补迟颈办谤腻苍迟补惫补测腻岣�).

3) A bird in general; 啶膏啶ぐ啶｀啶ぞ啶� 啶膏ぎ啶 啶掂く啶� 啶掂く啶� (smara峁嚹珁膩岣� samaye vaya峁� vaya岣�) N.2.62; 啶啶椸さ啶啶椸さ啶啶�- 啶氞た啶む 啶掂え啶 (m峁沢avayogavayopa- cita峁� vanam) R.9.53;2.9; 艢i艣up膩lavadha 3.55;11.47.

4) A crow; 啶掂く啶距啶膏た啶曕た啶� 啶� 啶曕啶班啶掂え啷嵿い啶� 啶氞啷嵿啷嵿さ啶� 啶栢啶︵ぐ啶啶班ぃ啶 (vay膩峁僺i ki峁� na kurvanti ca帽cv膩 khodarap奴ra峁嘺m) 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补 (Bombay) 1.23 (here it may mean 'a bird' also.).

5) Ved. Sacrificial food or oblation.

6) Energy, strength.

7) Health, soundness of constitution.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏).鈥攏.

(-测补岣�) 1. A bird. 2. Age, time of life. 3. Youth. E. vay to go, asun aff.; or 惫墨 as substituted for aj to go, with the same aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏).鈥攏. 1. Youth, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] i. [distich] 11. 2. Age, [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 42; time of life, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] iii. [distich] 221. 3. A bird, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] i. [distich] 28.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏).鈥�1. [neuter] fowl (coll.), bird, [especially] small bird.

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Vayas (啶掂く啶膏).鈥�2. [neuter] food, meal, strength, health, youth; age i.[grammar]

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Vayas (啶掂く啶膏).鈥�3. [neuter] weft.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vayas (啶掂く啶膏):鈥擺from vaya] 1. vayas n. a web (?), [峁歡-veda ii, 31, 5.]

2) 2. vayas n. (cf. 2. vi) a bird, any winged animal, the winged tribe ([especially] applied to smaller birds), [峁歡-veda]; etc.

3) 3. vayas n. (鈭�惫墨) enjoyment, food, meal, oblation, [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda] (cf. 惫墨ti)

4) energy (both bodily and mental), strength, health, vigour, power, might, [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda; V膩jasaneyi-sa峁僪it膩] (often with 产峁沨补迟; with 鈭�诲丑腻 and [dative case] or [locative case] of [person] 鈥榯o bestow vigour or might on鈥�)

5) vigorous age, youth, prime of life, any period of life, age, [峁歡-veda] etc. etc. (sarv膩峁噄 vay膩峁僺i, animals of any age; 惫补测补蝉腻苍惫颈迟补 or 惫补测补蝉腻迟墨迟补, aged, old)

6) degree, kind (in vay膩峁僺i pra-br奴hi), [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏):鈥�(测补岣�) 5. n. A bird; age; youth.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vayas (啶掂く啶膏) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vaya.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vayas in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) a crow..鈥攙ayas (啶掂ぞ啶じ) is alternatively transliterated as V膩yasa.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Vaayas is another spelling for 啶掂ぞ啶じ [惫腻测补蝉补].鈥攏. a crow;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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