वायुः _vāyuḥ

वायुः [वा उण् युक् च Uṇ.1.1]

1 Air, wind; वायुर्विधूनयति चम्पकपुष्परेणून् K. R.; आकाशात्तु विकुर्वाणात् सर्वगन्धवहः शुचिः । बलवाञ्जायते वायुः स वै स्पर्शगुणो मतः ॥ Ms.1.76. (There are seven courses of wind one above the other :- आवहः प्रवह- श्चैव संवहश्चोद्वहस्तथा । विवहाख्यः परिवहः परावह इति क्रमात् ॥).

-2 The god of wind, the deity supposed to preside over wind, (who is the regent of the north-west quarter).

-3 A life-wind or vital air, of which five kinds are enumerated:-- प्राण, अपान, समान, व्यान and उदान.

-4 Morbid affection or vitiation of the windy humour.

-5 Breathing, breath.

-6 A mystical N. of the letter य.

-Comp. -अधिक a. gouty; Buddh.

-आस्पदम् the sky, atmosphere.

-कुम्भः a part of the elephant's face in the middle of Pratimāna; Mātaṅga L.1.1.

-केतुः dust.

-कोणः the north-west.

-गण्डः flatulence (caused by indigestion).

-गति a. swift as wind, very fleet.

-गीत a. ('sung by the wind') universally known; अत्र गाथा वायुगीताः कीर्तयन्ति पुराविदः Ms.9.42.

-गुल्मः 1 a hurricane, storm.

-2 a whirl-pool.

-गोचरः 1 the range of the wind.

-2 the north-west.

-ग्रन्थिः a swelling caused by the disturbance of the air in the body.

-ग्रस्त a.

1 affected by wind, flatulent.

-2 gouty.

-जातः, -तनयः, -नन्दनः, -पुत्रः, -सुतः, -सूनुः epithets of Hanumat or Bhīma.

-दारः, -दारुः a cloud.

-दिश् the north-west.

-देवम् the lunar mansion स्वाति.

-निघ्न a. affected by wind, crazy, mad, frantic.

-निवृत्तिः f.

1 a lull, calm.

-2 cure of windy distempers (such as gout &c.).

-परमाणुः a primary aerial atom.

-पुराणम् N. of one of the 18 Purāṇas.

-फलम् 1 hail.

-2 the rain-bow.

-भक्षः, -भक्षणः, -भुज् m.

1 one who feeds only on air (as an ascetic).

-2 a snake; cf. पवनाशन.

-भूत a. going everywhere at will.

-मण्डलम् a whirl-wind.

-मरुल्लिपिः (मरुत् + लिपिः) a particular mode of writing.

-मार्गः the atmosphere.

-रुग्ण a. broken down by wind; फुल्ला- सनाग्रविटपानिव वायुरुग्णान् R.9.63.

-रोषा night.

-वर्त्मन् m., n. the sky, atmosphere.

-वाहः smoke.

-वाहनः 1 N. of Viṣṇu.

-2 of Śiva.

-वाहिनी a vein, an artery, a vessel of the body.

-वेग, -सम a. swift as wind.

-सखः, -सखिः m. fire.

-स्कन्धः the region of the wind.