pāyu

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[mw] m. (3. pā; for 1. pāyu, see col. s) a guard, protector RV. (esp. instr. pl. with protecting powers or actions, helpfully) AV. 619,2 122382 m. N. of a man RV. vi, 47, 24 (with bhāradvāja, author of vi, 75; x, 87). 078517 619,2 122383 (prob.) protection (See nṛ-, bahu.). 078518 619,2 122384

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m. (3. pā; for 1. pāyu, see col. s) a guard, protector RV. (esp. instr. pl. with protecting powers or actions, helpfully) AV. 619,2 122382 m. N. of a man RV. vi, 47, 24 (with...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

142

Texts Appeared In

41

DCS: having the colour of a jewel | Monier-Williams: N. of a man, RV. vi, 47, 24 (with BAradvAja , author of vi, 75 ; x, 87 ).

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 28 19.7%
2. Suśrutasaṃhitā 18 12.7%
3. Garuḍapurāṇa 16 11.3%
4. Mahābhārata 12 8.5%
5. Sāṃkhyakārikābhāṣya 7 4.9%

Concordance (Sample)

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: pāyur

  vāk karau caraṇau meḍhraṃ pāyur daśama ucyate

• Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā surface: pāyu

  srotāṃsi nāsike karṇau netre pāyvāsyamehanam

• Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā surface: pāyu

  alpāgnyadhogapittāsrakṣatapāyvatisāriṇaḥ