Āyus

By Jit Majumdar

1. life; duration of life; age
2. progeny; family; divine personification
3. the son of Purūravā and Urvaśī, the husband of Svarbhāvanavī and the father of Nahuşa (M. Bh.); the father of Suśobhanā the wife of Parīkşit.

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