आयुस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আয়ুস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬬᬸᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• আয়ুস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰧𑰲𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀬𑀼𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• အာယုသ် (Burmese script)
• આયુસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਯੁਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦪꦸꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂨𑂳𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಆಯುಸ್ (Kannada script)
• អាយុស៑ (Khmer script)
• ອາຍຸສ຺ (Lao script)
• ആയുസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᡠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘧𑘳𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠤᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑧇𑧔𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐫𑐸𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଆଯୁସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢃꢫꢸꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆪𑆶𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖧𑖲𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ආයුස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩻𑩒𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚣𑚰𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• ஆயுஸ் (Tamil script)
• ఆయుస్ (Telugu script)
• อายุสฺ (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཡུ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒨𑒳𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨪𑨃𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hā́yu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́yu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu (“long time, lifetime”). Cognate with Latin aevum (whence English age), Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn) (whence English eon), Avestan 𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬏 (āiiū, “lifetime, life”), Old English ā, English aye. The Sanskrit root is इ (i), whence also आयु (ā́yu).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ː.jus/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.jus̪/

Noun

आयुस् • (ā́yus) stem, n or m

1. life, vital power, vigour, health, lifespan, long life, age
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.89.2:

     दे॒वानां॑ भ॒द्रा सु॑म॒तिॠ॑जूय॒तां दे॒वानां॑ रा॒तिर॒भि नो॒ नि व॑र्तताम्।
     दे॒वानां॑ स॒ख्यमुप॑ सेदिमा व॒यं दे॒वा न॒ आयु॒: प्र ति॑रन्तु जी॒वसे॑॥

     devā́nāṃ bhadrā́ sumatíṝjūyatā́ṃ devā́nāṃ rātírabhí no ní vartatām.
     devā́nāṃ sakhyámúpa sedimā vayáṃ devā́ na ā́yu: prá tirantu jīváse.

     May the benevolent favour of the gods be ours; may the bounty of the gods, ever approving of the upright, light upon us; may we obtain the friendship of the gods, and may the gods extend our lives.

2. active power, efficacy, vitality
3. the totality of living beings, world

Declension

Neuter us-stem declension of आयुस् (ā́yus)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आयुः ā́yuḥ	आयुषी ā́yuṣī	आयूंषि ā́yūṃṣi
Vocative	आयुः ā́yuḥ	आयुषी ā́yuṣī	आयूंषि ā́yūṃṣi
Accusative	आयुः ā́yuḥ	आयुषी ā́yuṣī	आयूंषि ā́yūṃṣi
Instrumental	आयुषा ā́yuṣā	आयुर्भ्याम् ā́yurbhyām	आयुर्भिः ā́yurbhiḥ
Dative	आयुषे ā́yuṣe	आयुर्भ्याम् ā́yurbhyām	आयुर्भ्यः ā́yurbhyaḥ
Ablative	आयुषः ā́yuṣaḥ	आयुर्भ्याम् ā́yurbhyām	आयुर्भ्यः ā́yurbhyaḥ
Genitive	आयुषः ā́yuṣaḥ	आयुषोः ā́yuṣoḥ	आयुषाम् ā́yuṣām
Locative	आयुषि ā́yuṣi	आयुषोः ā́yuṣoḥ	आयुःषु ā́yuḥṣu

Masculine us-stem declension of आयुस् (ā́yus)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आयुः ā́yuḥ	आयुषौ / आयुषा¹ ā́yuṣau / ā́yuṣā¹	आयुषः ā́yuṣaḥ
Vocative	आयुः ā́yuḥ	आयुषौ / आयुषा¹ ā́yuṣau / ā́yuṣā¹	आयुषः ā́yuṣaḥ
Accusative	आयुषम् ā́yuṣam	आयुषौ / आयुषा¹ ā́yuṣau / ā́yuṣā¹	आयुषः ā́yuṣaḥ
Instrumental	आयुषा ā́yuṣā	आयुर्भ्याम् ā́yurbhyām	आयुर्भिः ā́yurbhiḥ
Dative	आयुषे ā́yuṣe	आयुर्भ्याम् ā́yurbhyām	आयुर्भ्यः ā́yurbhyaḥ
Ablative	आयुषः ā́yuṣaḥ	आयुर्भ्याम् ā́yurbhyām	आयुर्भ्यः ā́yurbhyaḥ
Genitive	आयुषः ā́yuṣaḥ	आयुषोः ā́yuṣoḥ	आयुषाम् ā́yuṣām
Locative	आयुषि ā́yuṣi	आयुषोः ā́yuṣoḥ	आयुःषु ā́yuḥṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• आयुर्वेद (āyurvéda)
• आयुष्मत् (āyuṣmát)

Proper noun

आयुस् • (āyus) stem, m

1. Ayus, a king of the Lunar Dynasty; son of Pururavas; father of Nahuṣa

   Synonyms: आयु (āyu), आयुष (āyuṣa)

Declension

Masculine us-stem declension of आयुस् (āyus)
	Singular
Nominative	आयुः āyuḥ
Vocative	आयुः āyuḥ
Accusative	आयुषम् āyuṣam
Instrumental	आयुषा āyuṣā
Dative	आयुषे āyuṣe
Ablative	आयुषः āyuṣaḥ
Genitive	आयुषः āyuṣaḥ
Locative	आयुषि āyuṣi