Vayas: 16 definitions
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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)
Vayas (वयस्) refers to the “life” (of an elephant)”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 4, “on marks of longevity”]: “3. The foreparts, head, eyes, face, ears, neck, belly, tusks, trunk, character, color and the hind members, those are the twelve ‘departments’ of elephants, equal (in number) to their stages (decades) of life (vayas). [aṅgāni ceti sadṛśāni vayodaśābhiḥ kṣetrāṇyamūni kariṇāṃ daśa ca dvayaṃ ca] 4. As many of these ‘departments’ as possess the proper aspect fully developed in any (elephant), just so many ‘stages’ (decades) shall be his life; so Bṛhaspati has declared”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Vayas (वयस्, “age”):—Age of the persons is divided into three degrees—childhood (up to 16 years), middle age (17-70) years and old age thereafter. Kapha, Pitta and Vāta 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.
Vayas (वयस्) refers to “man’s life” and is mentioned in verse 1.8 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Aruṇadatta and Indu explain vayas as “man’s life” (manuṣyāyus, puruṣāyus), while Candranandana takes it to mean any “stage of the body produced by time such as youth”. (kālakṛtā śarīrasyāvasthā yauvanādiḥ;) cf. Hemādri’s gloss śarīra-pariṇāmaḥ). The Tibetans have adopted this second interpretation, reproducing vayas with na-thsod “period of life”. Vāgbhaṭa distinguishes three such periods of life: youth, till 16; manhood, till 70; and senility, above 70 (Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā II 3.105).
Vayas (वयस्):—Age, any time or period of life
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda 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)
Vayas (वयस्) refers to “one’s age”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Śiva’s magic”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in disguise of a Brahmin) said to the Lord of Mountains: “I have come to know that you desire to give your daughter to Śiva, [...] To Śiva—who 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 (ajñāta-vayas), [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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)
Vayas (वयस्) refers to a “young woman”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] 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 (vayas-vinaya-sampannā). 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. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) 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
Vayas (वयस्).—n. [aj-asun vībhāvaḥ]
1) Age, any time or period of life; गुणाः पूजास्थानं गुणिषु न च लिङ्गं न च वयः (guṇāḥ pūjāsthānaṃ guṇiṣu na ca liṅgaṃ na ca vayaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 4.11; नवं वयः (navaṃ vayaḥ) R.2.47; पश्चिमे वयसि (paścime vayasi) 19.1; न खलु वयस्तेजसो हेतुः (na khalu vayastejaso hetuḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.38; तेजसां हि न वयः समीक्ष्यते (tejasāṃ hi na vayaḥ samīkṣyate) R.11.1.; Kumārasambhava 5.16; Bhāgavata 1.26.4.
2) Youth, the prime of life; वयसि गते कः कामविकारः (vayasi gate kaḥ kāmavikāraḥ) Charpaṭa. S.1; Bhāgavata 8.15.17; वयोगते किं वनिताविलासः (vayogate kiṃ vanitāvilāsaḥ) Subhāṣ.; so अतिक्रान्तवयाः (atikrāntavayāḥ).
3) A bird in general; स्मरणीयाः समये वयं वयः (smaraṇīyāḥ samaye vayaṃ vayaḥ) N.2.62; मृगवयोगवयोप- चितं वनम् (mṛgavayogavayopa- citaṃ vanam) R.9.53;2.9; Śiśupālavadha 3.55;11.47.
4) A crow; वयांसि किं न कुर्वन्ति चञ्च्वा खोदरपूरणम् (vayāṃsi kiṃ na kurvanti cañcvā khodarapūraṇam) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.23 (here it may mean 'a bird' also.).
5) Ved. Sacrificial food or oblation.
6) Energy, strength.
7) Health, soundness of constitution.
Vayas (वयस्).—n.
(-yaḥ) 1. A bird. 2. Age, time of life. 3. Youth. E. vay to go, asun aff.; or vī as substituted for aj to go, with the same aff.
Vayas (वयस्).—n. 1. Youth, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 11. 2. Age, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 42; time of life, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 221. 3. A bird, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 28.
Vayas (वयस्).—1. [neuter] fowl (coll.), bird, [especially] small bird.
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Vayas (वयस्).—2. [neuter] food, meal, strength, health, youth; age i.[grammar]
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Vayas (वयस्).—3. [neuter] weft.
1) Vayas (वयस्):—[from vaya] 1. vayas n. a web (?), [Ṛg-veda ii, 31, 5.]
2) 2. vayas n. (cf. 2. vi) a bird, any winged animal, the winged tribe ([especially] applied to smaller birds), [Ṛg-veda]; etc.
3) 3. vayas n. (√vī) enjoyment, food, meal, oblation, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] (cf. vīti)
4) energy (both bodily and mental), strength, health, vigour, power, might, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] (often with bṛhat; with √dhā and [dative case] or [locative case] of [person] ‘to bestow vigour or might on’)
5) vigorous age, youth, prime of life, any period of life, age, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (sarvāṇi vayāṃsi, animals of any age; vayasānvita or vayasātīta, aged, old)
6) degree, kind (in vayāṃsi pra-brūhi), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
Vayas (वयस्):—(yaḥ) 5. n. A bird; age; youth.
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Vayas (वयस्):—2. (von vī; vgl. vīti) n. Mahl, Essen, Speise [das 2, 7.] va.aṃ te.vaya indra.pra bharāmahe [Ṛgveda 2, 20, 1.] vayo.vṛkāyā.aye [6, 13, 5. 1, 127, 8.] gamanna.indraḥ sa.hyā vayaśca [178, 2.] kaste bhā.o kiṃ vayaḥ [6, 22, 4. 8, 4, 9. 33, 7.] svā.orabhakṣi.vayasaḥ [48, 1.] ye ghṛ.ena.ye vā.vayo.medasā saṃsṛ.anti [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 4, 27, 5.]
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Vayas (वयस्):—
Vayas (वयस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vaya.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Vayas in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a crow..—vayas (वायस) is alternatively transliterated as Vāyasa.
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Nepali dictionary
Vaayas is another spelling for वायस [vāyasa].—n. a crow;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+21): Vayacali, Vayacapintam, Vayahkara, Vayahkrit, Vayahparinama, Vayahparinati, Vayahpramana, Vayahsamdhi, Vayahstha, Vayahsthana, Vayahsthapana, Vayasa, Vayasagana, Vayasahva, Vayasajangha, Vayasamamsa, Vayasangapanha, Vayasapatta, Vayasapilu, Vayasarati.
Full-text (+118): Vayovriddha, Vaya, Vayahstha, Pravayas, Vayogata, Vayodhika, Savayas, Purvavayas, Madhyavayas, Alpavayas, Vayohani, Abhivayas, Vayotiga, Brihadvayas, Vriddhavayas, Prabhutavayas, Vayaska, Yathavayas, Pratyagravayas, Vayahsamdhi.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 881 < [Hindi-Sindhi-English Volume 1]
Page 455 < [Malayalam-English (1 volume)]
Page 820 < [Malayalam-English-Kannada (1 volume)]
History of Science in South Asia
Stretching Out Life, Maintaining the Body: Part I - Vayas in Medical Literature < [Special Issue]
Transmutations: Rejuvenation, Longevity, and Immortality Practices in South and Inner Asia Introduction < [Special Issue]
Acts of Improvement < [Special Issue]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 1.94 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 5.36 < [Chapter 5 - Rules of Impregnation]
Verse 2.12 < [Chapter 2 - One’s Own Form of the Horās]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Concept of rasayana in ayurvedic literature < [2018: Volume 7, July issue 13]
Ayurvedic review on rogi pariksha siddhant in short < [2021: Volume 10, July issue 8]
Utility of vaya and ayu pariksha according to ayurveda < [2020: Volume 9, August issue 8]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda XIII, adhyaya 2, brahmana 6 < [Thirteenth Kanda]
Kanda IV, adhyaya 3, brahmana 4 < [Fourth Kanda]
Kanda VIII, adhyaya 2, brahmana 4 < [Eight Kanda]