Vayodhika, Vayas-adhika: 7 definitions

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Vayodhika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vayodhika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vayodhika (वयोधिक).—a.

-vayodhika older in age, senior.

Vayodhika is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vayas and adhika (अधिक).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vayodhika (वयोधिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Very old. E. vayas and adhika exceeding.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vayodhika (वयोधिक).—[adjective] superior in years or age, old; [masculine] old man.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vayodhika (वयोधिक):—[=vayo-dhika] [from vayo > vayas] mfn. superior in years, older in age, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] advanced in years

3) [v.s. ...] m. an old man, [Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vayodhika (वयोधिक):—[vayo-dhika] (kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a. Very old.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vayodhika in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vayodhika in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vayōdhika (ವಯೋಧಿಕ):—

1) [noun] an aged man; an old man.

2) [noun] the Brahminee kite, Haliastur indus, an accipitrine bird with long, pointed wings, forked tail and white neck.

3) [noun] (myth.) the king of birds, which is used by Viṣṇu as his vehicle.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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