pāyu

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...

Dictionary Definitions

[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

Root

√pi पि

Gaṇa 6· tudadi· Parasmaipada · gatau

to go

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech: NOUN
Occurrences: 142
Texts: 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 ).

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Concordance Sample

Bhāgavatapurāṇasurface: pāyur

vāk karau caraṇau meḍhraṃ pāyur daśama ucyate

Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitāsurface: pāyu

srotāṃsi nāsike karṇau netre pāyvāsyamehanam

Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitāsurface: pāyu

alpāgnyadhogapittāsrakṣatapāyvatisāriṇaḥ