vayaḥ वयः in comp. for 3. vayas. 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.] 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. vayaḥsthāna वयःस्थान vayaḥ—sthāna n. the firmness or freshness of youth, [Kām.] vayaḥsaṃdhi वयःसंधि vayaḥ—saṃdhi m. ‘life-juncture’, puberty, [Cat.] 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.] 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.]