vāyasa

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[mw] m. (fr. vayas) a bird, (esp.) a large bird RV. i, 164, 52 (cf. Nir. iv, 17) 942,2 191194 m. a crow Br.; MBh. &c 942,2 191195 m. a prince of the Vayas vayas g. pārśvādi 942,2 191196 m. Agallochum or fragrant aloe L. 942,2 191197

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m. (fr. vayas) a bird, (esp.) a large bird RV. i, 164, 52 (cf. Nir. iv, 17) 942,2 191194 m. a crow Br.; MBh. &c 942,2 191195 m. a prince of the Vayas vayas g. pārśvādi 942,2...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

128

Texts Appeared In

30

DCS: surpassing his own father | Monier-Williams: vAyasa/ n. a multitude of crows, Pāṇ. iv, 2, 37 , Sch.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 37 28.9%
2. Hitopadeśa 15 11.7%
3. Rāmāyaṇa 15 11.7%
4. Tantrākhyāyikā 12 9.4%
5. Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) 6 4.7%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rasārṇava surface: vāyasaḥ

  rāsabho lakṣajanmāni lakṣajanmāni vāyasaḥ

• Carakasaṃhitā surface: vāyasau

  lopāko jambukaḥ śyeno vāntādaścāṣavāyasau

• Āyurvedadīpikā surface: vāyasayoḥ

  tatra dvaṃdvakarmajo yathā yudhyamānayor meṣayoḥ sarvakarmajo yathā bhāṇḍe prakṣ