vāyu वायु vāyú m. (fr. √ 2. vā) wind, air (as one of the 5 elements; in [MBh.] 7 winds are reckoned), [RV.] &c. &c. the god of the wind (often associated with Indra in the Ṛg-veda, as Vāta [q.v.] with Parjanya, but although of equal rank with Indra, not occupying so prominent a position; in the Puruṣasūkta he is said to have sprung form the breath of Puruṣa, and elsewhere is described as the son-in-law of Tvaṣṭṛ; be is said to move in a shining car drawn by a pair of red or purple horses or by several teams consisting of ninety-nine or a hundred or even a thousand horses [cf. ni-yút]; he is often made to occupy the same chariot with Indra, and in conjunction with him honoured with the first draught of the Soma libation; he is rarely connected with the Maruts, although in [i, 134, 4], he is said to have begotten them from the rivers of heaven; he is regent of the Nakṣatra Svāti and north-west quarter See loka-pāla), [ib.] breathing, breath, [VPrāt.]; [ĪśUp.] the wind of the body, a vital air (of which 5 are reckoned, viz. prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna, and vyāna; or nāga, kūrma, kṛkara, devadatta, and dhanaṃ-jaya), [Hariv.]; [Sāṃkhyak.]; [Vedāntas.] (in medicine) the windy humour or any morbid affection of it, [Suśr.] the wind as a kind of demon producing madness, [Kād.]; [Vcar.] (cf. -grasta) (in astron.) N. of the fourth Muhūrta a mystical N. of the letter ya, [Up.] N. of a Vasu, [Hariv.] of a Daitya, [ib.] of a king of the Gandharvas, [VP.] of a Marut, [R.] pl. the Maruts, [Kathās.]; [MārkP.] vāyú mfn. (fr. √ vai) tired, languid, [RV. vii, 91, 1.] vāyú mfn. (fr. √ vī) desirous, covetous, greedy (for food, applied to calves), [TS.] desirable, desired by the appetite, [RV.] vāyuja वायुज vāyu—ja (prob.) m. ‘air-born’, N. of a tree (?), [Pañcat. i, 224/226.] vāyuka वायुक m. endearing form for vāyu-datta, [Pat.] vāyuna वायुन m. a god, deity, [L.] vāyura वायुर vāyúra mfn. windy, [ŚBr.] (Sch.) vāyuṣa वायुष m. a kind of fish, [L.] vāyubhuj वायुभुज् vāyu—bhuj m. one who feeds only on air (as an ascetic, a snake &c.), [A.] vāyughna वायुघ्न vāyu—ghna mfn. ‘wind-destroying’, curing windy disorders, [W.] vāyudiś वायुदिश् vāyu—diś f. the north-west, [VarBṛS.] vāyuhan वायुहन् vāyu—han m. N. of one of the 7 Ṛṣis of the Maruts, [MBh.] vāyumat वायुमत् vāyu—mát mfn. attended with wind, [AV.]; [ŚrS.] containing the word vāyu &c., [TS.] vāyutva वायुत्व vāyu—tva n. the notion or idea of air, [Sarvad.] vāyuvat वायुवत् vāyu—vat ind. like wind, [MBh.] vāyubhūta वायुभूत vāyu—bhūta mfn. become air, become like the wind, [W.] going everywhere at will, [ib.] vāyubhūti वायुभूति vāyu—bhūti m. (with Jainas) N. of one of the eleven Gaṇādhipas, [L.]; [W.] vāyudhātu वायुधातु vāyu—dhātu m. the element air or wind, [Sarvad.] vāyuphala वायुफल vāyu—phala n. ‘wind-fruit’, hail, [L.] the rainbow, [L.] vāyubīja वायुबीज vāyu—bīja n. seed or germ of the air, [Sarvad.] (accord. to some N. of the syllable jam). vāyubala वायुबल vāyu—bala m. N. of one of the 7 Ṛṣis (see -cakra), [MBh.] of a warrior who fought on the side of the gods against the Asuras, [Kathās.] vāyuciti वायुचिति vāyu—cití f. Vāyu's pile or layer, [ŚBr.] vāyudāra वायुदार vāyu—dāra m. a cloud, [L.] vāyudāru वायुदारु vāyu—dāru m. ‘air-tearer, air-scatterer’ id., [W.] vāyudeva वायुदेव vāyu—deva n. the lunar mansion Svāti (presided over by Vāyu), [ib.] vāyugīta वायुगीत vāyu—gīta mfn. sung by the wind (i.e. universally known), [Mn. ix, 42.] vāyugati वायुगति vāyu—gati mfn. going like the wind, swift as wind, fleet, [W.] vāyugopā वायुगोपा vāyu—gopā mfn. id., [MW.] vāyugopa वायुगोप vāyú—gopa (vāyú-), mfn. having the wind as protector, [RV. x, 151, 4.] vāyuhīna वायुहीन vāyu—hīna mfn. destitute of wind, [MW.] vāyujāta वायुजात vāyu—jāta m. ‘wind-born’, N. of Hanu-mat, [W.] vāyukeśa वायुकेश vāyú—keśa (vāyú-), mfn. (prob.) having waving hair (said of the Gandharvas), [RV. iii, 38, 6.] vāyuketu वायुकेतु vāyu—ketu m. ‘wind-sign’, dust, [L.] vāyukoṇa वायुकोण vāyu—koṇa m. ‘wind-corner’, the north-west quarter, [W.] vāyuloka वायुलोक vāyu—loka m. the world of Vāyu, [ŚāṅkhBr.]; [KauṣUp.] vāyumaya वायुमय vāyú—maya (vāyú-), mf(I)n. having the nature of the wind or of air, [ŚBr.]; [MBh.] vāyupūta वायुपूत vāyu—pūta mfn. purified by the wind, [NṛsUp.] vāyupatha वायुपथ vāyu—patha m. ‘wind-path’, N. of a partic. region in the atmosphere, [Hariv.]; [R.] N. of a king, [Kathās.] vāyupura वायुपुर vāyu—pura n. N. of a town, [W.] vāyuroṣā वायुरोषा vāyu—roṣā (?) f. ‘raging with wind’, night, [L.] (prob. for vāsuroṣā i.e. vāsurā + uṣā). vāyurujā वायुरुजा vāyu—rujā f. ‘wind-disease’, inflammation (of the eyes), [MBh.] vāyusūnu वायुसूनु vāyu—sūnu m. patr. of Hanumat, [RāmatUp.]; [R.] vāyusakha वायुसख vāyu—sakha or vāyu—sa°khi, m. ‘having the wind for a friend’, fire, [L.] vāyusakhi वायुसखि vāyu—sakha or vāyu—sa°khi, m. ‘having the wind for a friend’, fire, [L.] vāyusama वायुसम vāyu—sama mfn. resembling the wind, [PārGṛ.] swift as wind, [W.] like air or wind, unsubstantial, [ib.] vāyusuta वायुसुत vāyu—suta m. = -putra, [MW.] vāyuvāda वायुवाद vāyu—vāda m. N. of wk. vāyuvāha वायुवाह vāyu—vāha m. ‘having the wind for a vehicle’, smoke, vapour, [L.] vāyuvegā वायुवेगा vāyu—vegā (ā), f. N. of a Yoginī, [Kālac.] of a Kiṃ-nara maiden, [Kāraṇḍ.] vāyuvega वायुवेग vāyu—vega m. the velocity of the wind, a gust of wind (see below) vāyu—vega mfn. having the velocity of wind, fleet as the wind, [L.] vāyu—vega m. N. of one of the 7 Ṛṣis (see -cakra), [MBh.] of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh.] vāyubhakṣa वायुभक्ष vāyu—bhakṣa mf(A)n. eating (only) air, living on air, [MBh.]; [R.]; [BhP.] vāyu—bhakṣa m. a snake, [L.] an ascetic, [W.] N. of a Muni, [MBh.] vāyuśānti वायुशान्ति vāyu—śānti f. N. of wk. vāyucakra वायुचक्र vāyu—cakra m. N. of one of the 7 Ṛṣis (said to be fathers of rise Maruts), [MBh.] vāyu—cakra n. the range of the wind, [Vīrac.] vāyudīpta वायुदीप्त vāyu—dīpta mfn. (said of animals in the practice of augury), [VarBṛS.] vāyudatta वायुदत्त vāyu—datta m. N. of a man g. śubhrādi vāyudvāra वायुद्वार vāyu—dvāra n. the door of breath, [AmṛtUp.] vāyugaṇḍa वायुगण्ड vāyu—gaṇḍa m. ‘wind-swelling’, flatulence, indigestion, [L.] vāyugadya वायुगद्य vāyu—gadya N. of a Stotra. vāyugulma वायुगुल्म vāyu—gulma m. ‘wind-cluster’, a whirlwind, hurricane, [W.] a whirlpool, eddy, [L.] vāyujvāla वायुज्वाल vāyu—jvāla m. N. of one of the 7 Ṛṣis (see -cakra), [MBh.] vāyumārga वायुमार्ग vāyu—mārga m. the path or track of the wind, [MW.] the atmosphere, [Gal.] vāyunighna वायुनिघ्न vāyu—nighna mfn. ‘subject to wind’, mad, [Daś.] vāyuputra वायुपुत्र vāyu—putra m. ‘son of the wind’, N. of Hanumat, [RāmatUp.]; [R.] of Bhīma, [L.] vāyuretas वायुरेतस् vāyu—retas m. N. of one of the 7 Ṛṣis (see -cakra), [MBh.] vāyurugṇa वायुरुग्ण vāyu—rugṇa mfn. broken off by the wind, [R.] vāyustuti वायुस्तुति vāyu—stuti f. N. of two hymns. vāyutejas वायुतेजस् vāyú—tejas (vāyú-), mfn. having the sharpness of wind, [AV. x, 5, 26.] vāyuvegin वायुवेगिन् vāyu—vegin mfn. id., [NādabUp.] vāyubhakṣya वायुभक्ष्य vāyu—bhakṣya mfn. = -bhakṣa, [R.] vāyu—bhakṣya m. a snake, [L.] vāyubhojana वायुभोजन vāyu—bhojana mfn. = -bhakṣa, q.v., [BhP.] vāyudhāraṇa वायुधारण vāyu—dhāraṇa mfn. (with divasa, m.) N. of partic. days in the light half of the month Jyaiṣṭha, [VarBṛS.] vāyudaivata वायुदैवत vāyu—daivata or vāyu—daivatya, mfn. having Vāyu as a deity, [VarBṛS.] vāyugocara वायुगोचर vāyu—gocara m. the track or range of the wind, [MW.] the north-west, [Hcat.] vāyugranthi वायुग्रन्थि vāyu—granthi m. a lump or swelling caused by disturbance of the air in the body, [MārkP.] vāyugrasta वायुग्रस्त vāyu—grasta mfn. ‘wind-seized’, affected by wind, mad, [VarBṛS.]; [Daś.] flatulent gouty, [A.] vāyukṛtsna वायुकृत्स्न vāyu—kṛtsna n. one of the ten mystical exercises called Kṛtsna, [L.] vāyupurāṇa वायुपुराण vāyu—purāṇa n. N. of one of the 18 Purāṇas (prob. one of the oldest, and supposed to have been revealed by the god Vāyu; it treats of the creation of the world, the origin of the four classes, the worship of Śiva &c.), [IW. 514.] vāyusavitṛ वायुसवितृ vāyu—savitṛ́ or vāyu—savi°trá, m. du. Vāyu and Savitṛ, [MaitrS.] (cf. vāyosāvitrá). vāyuskandha वायुस्कन्ध vāyu—skandha m. the region of the wind, [Hariv.]; [VarBṛS.] &c. vāyutanaya वायुतनय vāyu—tanaya m. = -putra, [MW.] vāyuvāhana वायुवाहन vāyu—vāhana m. ‘id.’, N. of Viṣṇu, [L.] of Śiva, [Śivag.] vāyuvāhinī वायुवाहिनी vāyu—vāhinī f. the air-conveying (vessel of the body), [L.] vāyuvegaka वायुवेगक vāyu—vegaka mf(ikA)n. swift as the wind, [Hcat.] vāyubhakṣaṇa वायुभक्षण vāyu—bhakṣaṇa n. the act of eating or living on air, fasting, [W.] vāyu—bhakṣaṇa m. = -bhuj, [A.] vāyubhakṣaka वायुभक्षक vāyu—bhakṣaka mfn. = -bhakṣa, [Hit.] vāyudaivatya वायुदैवत्य vāyu—daivata or vāyu—daivatya, mfn. having Vāyu as a deity, [VarBṛS.] vāyudattaka वायुदत्तक vāyu—dattaka m. endearing form of -datta, [Pat.] vāyudatteya वायुदत्तेय vāyu—datteya mfn. (fr. -datta) g. sakhy-ādi vāyu—datteya m. patr. (fr. id.), g., śubhrādi. vāyulakṣaṇa वायुलक्षण vāyu—lakṣaṇa n. the character or property of air (viz. touch), [MW.] N. of wk. vāyumaṇḍala वायुमण्डल vāyu—maṇḍala m. N. of one of the 7 Ṛṣis (see -cakra), [MBh.] vāyu—maṇḍala n. a whirlwind, [ib.] vāyunānātva वायुनानात्व vāyu—nānā-tva n. diversity of air (said to be caused by the concurrence [sammūrchana] of two winds), [MW.] vāyunandana वायुनन्दन vāyu—nandana m. = -putra, [MW.] vāyunivṛtti वायुनिवृत्ति vāyu—nivṛtti f. ‘cessation of wind’, a calm, lull, [W.] cure of windy disorders, [ib.] vāyupañcaka वायुपञ्चक vāyu—pañcaka n. the set of five vital airs, [MW.] vāyuputrāya वायुपुत्राय vāyu—putrāya (only °yita n. impers.), to represent or act the part of Hanumat, [Rājat.] vāyusaṃhitā वायुसंहिता vāyu—saṃhitā f. N. of wk. vāyusambhavā वायुसम्भवा vāyu—sambhavā f. a red cow, [L.] vāyusambhava वायुसम्भव vāyu—sambhava m. ‘wind-born’, N. of Hanumat, [W.] vāyusavitra वायुसवित्र vāyu—savitṛ́ or vāyu—savi°trá, m. du. Vāyu and Savitṛ, [MaitrS.] (cf. vāyosāvitrá). vāyuvartman वायुवर्त्मन् vāyu—vartman m. (?) or n. ‘wind-path’, the atmosphere, [L.] vāyuparamāṇu वायुपरमाणु vāyu—paramāṇu m. a primary aerial atom, [MW.] vāyupraṇetra वायुप्रणेत्र vāyú—praṇetra (vāyú-), mfn. having the wind as leader, [ŚBr.]