वयस् n. [अज्-असुन् वीभावः]
1 Age, any time or period of life; गुणाः पू- जास्थानं गुणिषु न च लिंगं न च वयः U. 4. 11; नवं वयः R. 2. 47; पश्चिमे वयसि 19. 1; न खलु वयस्तेजसो हेतुः Bh. 2. 38; तेजसां हि न वयः समीक्ष्यते R. 11. 1; Ku. 5. 16.
2 Youth, the prime of life; वयोगते किं वनि- ताविलासः Subhāsh.; so अतिक्रांतवयाः.
3 A bird in general; स्मरणीयाः स- मये वयं वयः N. 2. 62; मृगवयोगवयोप- चितं वनं R. 9. 53; 2. 9; Śi. 3. 55, 11. 47.
4 A crow; Pt. 1. 23. (here it may mean ‘a bird’ also.)
5 Ved. Sacrificial food or oblation.
6 Energy, strength.
7 Health, soundness of constitution.
−Comp.
−अतिग, −अतीत a. (वयोतिग &c.) advanced in age, aged, decrepit.
−अधिक a. वयोधिक) older in age, senior. −अवस्था (वयो- वस्था) stage or period of life, measure of age; Māl. 9. 29.
−कर a. causing health and vigour of life, prolonging life.
−गत a. 1. come of age. −2. advanced in years. (
−तं) the departure of youth. −परिणतिः, −परिणामः ripeness of age; advanced or old sge.
−प्रमाणं 1. measure or length of life. −2. duration of life.
−वृद्ध a. (वयोवृद्ध) old, advanced in years.
−संधिः 1. transition from one period of life to another; त्रयो वयःसंधयः. −2. puberty, maturity (period of coming of age).
−स्थ a. (वयःस्थ or वयस्थ) 1. youthful. −2. grown up, mature. −3. strong, powerful (
−स्थः) a friend; contemporary. (
−स्था) 1. a female companion. −2. the yellow myrobalan tree. −3. small cardamoms.
−स्थानं firmness of youth.
−हानिः f. (वयोहानिः) 1. loss or decline of youth. −2. loss of youthful vigour.