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vayasā

vayas

masc instr sg of vayas (noun); masc abl sg of vayas (noun)

1. life; lifespan; lit. going away
2. (of life) age; stage; period; lit. going away
3. old age; (comm) youth; lit. going away

Etymology. vi + √i > ay + *as; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit vayas [vī]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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