āyu | आयु | Ayu
1. ā- | आ- |√ 2. yu | यु | Ā. (ā/-yuvate | आ/-युवते |, RV. ix, 77, 2; pf. -yuyuve/ | -युयुवे/ |, RV. i, 138, 1; p. -yuva/māna | -युव/मान |, RV. i, 582 and -yuvāna | -युवान |, ŚBr. ix, 4, 1, 8) to draw or pull towards one's self; to seize, take possession of RV.; TBr.; ŚBr.; to procure, provide, produce, TS.; to stir up, agitate, mingle, MānŚr. & MānGṛS. : Intens. (p. -yo/yuvāna | -यो/युवान |, RV. iv, 1, 11) to meddle with.
2. āyu/ | आयु/ | mfn. (fr. √ i, Uṇ. i, 2), living, movable, RV.; VS.
āyu/ | आयु/ | (us | उस् |), m. a living being, man
living beings collectively, mankind, RV.
son, descendant, offspring
family, lineage, RV.
a divine personification presiding over life, RV. x, 17, 4
N. of fire (as the son of Purūravas and Urvaśī), VS.; MBh.; Hariv. (cf. āyus | आयुस् |)
N. of a man persecuted by Indra, RV.
N. of several other men, MBh.; Hariv. &c.
N. of a king of frogs, MBh.
āyu/ | आयु/ | (u), n. [and (us | उस् |) m., L.] life, duration of life, RV. iii, 3, 7; ix, 100, 1.
2. āyu/ | आयु/ | mfn. (fr. √ i, Uṇ. i, 2), living, movable, RV.; VS.
āyu/ | आयु/ | (us | उस् |), m. a living being, man
living beings collectively, mankind, RV.
son, descendant, offspring
family, lineage, RV.
a divine personification presiding over life, RV. x, 17, 4
N. of fire (as the son of Purūravas and Urvaśī), VS.; MBh.; Hariv. (cf. āyus | आयुस् |)
N. of a man persecuted by Indra, RV.
N. of several other men, MBh.; Hariv. &c.
N. of a king of frogs, MBh.
āyu/ | आयु/ | (u), n. [and (us | उस् |) m., L.] life, duration of life, RV. iii, 3, 7; ix, 100, 1.