vāyu

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[mw] m. (fr. 2. vā) wind, air (as one of the 5 elements; in MBh. 7 winds are reckoned) RV. &c 942,2 191228 m. the god of the wind (often associated with Indra indra in the R2ig ṛg - veda veda, as Va1ta vāta [ q.v. ] with Parjanya parjanya, but although of equal rank with Indra indra, not occupying so prominent a position; in the Purushasu7kta puruṣasūkta he is... m. breathing, breath VPra1t; I1s3Up. 942,2 191230 m. the...

[mw] mfn. (fr. vai) tired, languid RV. vii, 91, 1. 122000 943,1 191393

[mw] mfn. (fr. vī) desirous, covetous, greedy (for food, applied to calves) TS. 943,1 191394 mfn. desirable, desired by the appetite RV. 122001 943,1 191395

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m. (fr. 2. vā) wind, air (as one of the 5 elements; in MBh. 7 winds are reckoned) RV. &c 942,2 191228 m. the god of the wind (often associated with Indra indra in the R2ig ṛg -...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

2,321

Texts Appeared In

141

DCS: name of a Tīrtha | Monier-Williams: desirable, desired by the appetite, RV.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 395 17.0%
2. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 111 4.8%
3. Suśrutasaṃhitā 102 4.4%
4. Carakasaṃhitā 94 4.0%
5. Liṅgapurāṇa 92 4.0%

Concordance (Sample)

• Manusmṛti surface: vāyuḥ

  vāyuḥ karmārkakālau ca śuddheḥ kartṝṇi dehinām

• Manusmṛti surface: vāyur

  rajo bhūr vāyur agniś ca sparśe medhyāni nirdiśet

• Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā surface: vāyuḥ

  vāyuḥ pittaṃ kaphaś ceti trayo doṣāḥ samāsataḥ