vaya वय m. (fr. √ ve) one who weaves, a weaver, [L.] vayaḥ वयः in comp. for 3. vayas. vayam वयम् vayám nom. pl. of 1. pers. pron., we (cf. asma). vayas वयस् váyas n. a web (?), [RV. ii, 31, 5.] váyas n. (cf. 1. ví) a bird, any winged animal, the winged tribe (esp. applied to smaller birds), [RV.]; &c. váyas n. (√ vī) enjoyment, food, meal, oblation, [RV.]; [AV.] (cf. vīti) energy (both bodily and mental), strength, health, vigour, power, might, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.] (often with bṛhát; with √ dhā and dat. or loc. of pers. ‘to bestow vigour or might on’) vigorous age, youth, prime of life, any period of life, age, [RV.] &c. &c. (sarvāṇi vayāṃsi, animals of any age; vayasānvita or vayasātīta, aged, old) degree, kind (in vayāṃsi pra-brūhi), [ŚBr.] vayat वयत् váyat mf(antI)n. weaving, interweaving, [RV.] &c. &c. váyat m. N. of a man, [Sāy.] on [RV. vii, 33, 3.] vayana वयन n. the act of weaving &c., [Vop.] vayasa वयस vayasá m. = 2. váyas, a bird, [TS.] vayasá (ifc.) = 3. vayas (see uttara-, pūrva-, madhyama-v°). vayasin वयसिन् vayasín See pūrva- and prathama-v°. vayaska वयस्क See abhinava- and madhyama-v°. vayasyā वयस्या vayasyā̀ (ā̀), f. a female friend, a woman's confidante, [Mṛcch.]; [Kathās.] (scil. iṣṭakā) N. of 19 bricks used for building the sacrificial altar (so called from the word vayas in the formula of consecration), [TS.]; [Kāṭh.]; [Br.] vayasya वयस्य mfn. being of an age or of the same age, contemporary, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. m. a contemporary, associate, companion, friend (often used in familiar address), [ib.] vayaḥsthā वयःस्था vayaḥ—sthā f. a female friend or companion, [L.] N. of various plants, [Suśr.]; [Car.] (accord. to [L.] Emblica Officinalis; Terminalia Chebula or Citrina; Cocculus Cordifolius; Bombax Heptaphyllum; = atyamla-parṇī, kākolī, kṣīra-kākolī, and brāhmī) small cardamoms, [L.] vayaḥstha वयःस्थ vayaḥ—stha mf(A)n. being in the bloom of age, grown up, full-grown, strong, vigorous, [MBh.]; [R.] : aged, old, [MBh.] nourishing (as flesh), [Vāgbh.] vayaḥ—stha m. a contemporary, associate, friend, [W.] vayaskṛt वयस्कृत् vayas—kṛ́t mfn. causing strength, preserving health or youth, [RV.]; [VS.] vayasvat वयस्वत् váyas—vat (váyas-), mfn. possessed of power or vigour, mighty, vigorous, [ib.] vayaḥśata वयःशत vayaḥ—śata n. an age of a hundred years, [BhP.] vayaḥsama वयःसम vayaḥ—sama mfn. equal in age, [R.] vayaḥsukha वयःसुख vayaḥ—sukha n. the pleasures of youth, ib. vayaskara वयस्कर vayas—kara mf(A or I)n. causing life or health of mature age (?), [MW.] vayasyaka वयस्यक m. a contemporary, friend, [Kathās.] vayasyikā वयस्यिका f. female friend, faithful female servant, [Mālav.] vayaḥsthāna वयःस्थान vayaḥ—sthāna n. the firmness or freshness of youth, [Kām.] vayaḥsaṃdhi वयःसंधि vayaḥ—saṃdhi m. ‘life-juncture’, puberty, [Cat.] vayasyatva वयस्यत्व vayasya—tva n. ([MBh.]) the condition of being a contemporary, companionship, friendship. vayasyabhāva वयस्यभाव vayasya—bhāva m. ([R.]) the condition of being a contemporary, companionship, friendship. vayaḥpramāṇa वयःप्रमाण vayaḥ—pramāṇa n. measure or duration of life, age, [MBh.] vayaḥsthāpana वयःस्थापन vayaḥ—sthāpana mfn. maintaining or preserving the freshness of youth, [Suśr.] vayasyakatva वयस्यकत्व vayasyaka—tva n. companionship, friendship, [Ratnāv.] vayaḥpariṇati वयःपरिणति vayaḥ—pariṇati f. ripeness of age, [MW.] vayaḥprakarṣa वयःप्रकर्ष vayaḥ—prakarṣa m. prolongation of life, ib. vayaḥsaṃdhimatī वयःसंधिमती vayaḥ—saṃdhi—matī f. a girl arrived at puberty, [Gal.]