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    See also ayin.


    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 65.
    ayi ind. A particle of encouragement, and asking; also a vocative particle.

    E. i to go, and in affix, by which one goes; what leads or calls.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 50, col. 2.
    ayi interj. Eh, oh.

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 46, col. 2.
    ayi ayi, 1. A vocative particle,

    Daśak. in Chr. 182, 16. 2. An interro-

    gative particle, Pañc. 38, 6.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    ☞ p. 79, col. 2.
    ayi ayi, ind. a vocative particle; a par-

    ticle of encouragement or introducing a kind enquiry.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 157, col. 3.
    ayi ind.

    1 As a gentle address in the sense of ‘friend’, ‘oh’ ‘ah’ (komalāmaṃtraṇe); or simply as a vocative particle; ayi vivekaviśrāṃtamabhihitaṃ M. 1; ayi kaṭhora U. 3. 27 Oh you ruthless one; ayi bho maharṣiputra Ś. 7; ayi vidyutpramadānāṃ tvamapi ca duḥkhaṃ na jānāsi Mk. 5. 32; ayi mātardevayajanasaṃbhave devi sīte U. 4; see also Bv. 1. 5, 11, 44.

    2 As a particle of entreaty or solicitation (anunaya), ‘I pray’, ‘prythee’; ayi saṃprati dehi darśanaṃ Ku. 4. 28; also of encouragement or persuasion; ayi maṃdasmitamadhuraṃ vadanaṃ tanvaṃgi yadi manākkuruṣe Bv. 2. 150.

    3 As a particle of gentle or kind inquiry (praśna); ayi jīvitanātha jīvasi Ku. 4. 3; ayīdamevaṃ parihāsaḥ 5. 62; ayi jānīṣe robhilasya sārthavāhasya gṛhaṃ Mk. 3.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 39.
    ayi vocat. or interrog. particle.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 26, col. 2.
    ayi ayi, ij. (usually with vc.) or intr. pcl..

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 85, col. 3.
    ayi ind. a vocative particle (especially used in dramas)
    ☞ p. 85, col. 3.
    a particle of encouragement or introducing a kind inquiry.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 53, col. 2.
    ayi ind. A particle of encouragement, and asking; also a vocative parti-
    cle.

    E. i to go, and in affix. by which one goes; what leads or calls.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 211.
    ayi ind. 1 As a gentle address in the sense of 'friend', 'oh', 'ah' (komalāmantraṇe); or simply as a vocative particle; ayi vivekaviśrāntamabhihitam M.1; ayi kaṭhora U.3.27 Oh you ruthless one; ayi bho maharṣiputra S.7; ayi vidyutpramadānāṃ tvamapi ca dukhaṃ na jānāsi Mk.5.32; ayi mātardevayajanasaṃbhave devi sīte U.4; see also Bv.1.5,11,44. -2 As a particle of entreaty or solicitation (anunaya), 'I pray', 'prythee'; ayi saṃprati hi darśanam Ku.4.28; also of encouragement or persuation; ayi mandasmitamadhuraṃ vadanaṃ tanvaṅgi yadi manākkuruṣe Bv.2.150. -3 As a particle of gentle or kind inquiry (praśna); ayi jīvitanātha jīvasi Ku.4.3; ayīdamevaṃ parihāsaḥ 5.62; ayi jānīṣe rebhilasya sārthavāhasya gṛham Mk.3. cf. ayi praśnānunayayoḥ...Nm.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 45, col. 2.
    ayi ayi indéc. (i) allons! Lat. eia!

    — Cf. aye.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 77, col. 2.
    ayi interj. d'appel; particule interrogative (?).

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 396.
    ayi indecl.

    1) interj. in Verbindung mit einem voc. oder diesen vertretend: ayi priye MṚCCH. 87, 23. ayi kṛśodari ŚRUT. 31. ayi bho maharṣiputra ŚĀK. 103, 12. ayi bhoḥ kusumalatāpriyātithe 88, 10. ayi bhoḥ 69, 15. ayi tarkaya 83, 5, v. l. navāmekāmekāvalimayi mayi tvaṃ viracayeḥ SĀH. D. 49, 4. MBH. 1, 6424. ŚṚṄGĀRAT. 6. ayi saṃprati dehi darśanaṃ smara KUMĀRAS. 4, 28. Dies ist das ayi 'nunaye ( AK. 3, 5, 18. H. an. 7, 41. MED. avy. 63.) und saṃbodhane (H. 1537. MED. avy. 63).

    — 2) Fragepartikel H. an. 7, 41. MED. avy. 63. ayi jānīṣe rebhilasya sārthavāhasya gṛham MṚCCH. 67, 10. ayi śivaṃ bhavatyāḥ PAÑCAT. 38, 6. ayi jīvitanātha jīvasi KUMĀRAS. 4, 3. 5, 33-35. 62. ŚĀK. 12, 20, v. l. 64, 17, v. l. für api; vgl. dieses.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 103, col. 1.
    ayi

    — 1) Interj. in Verbindung mit einem Voc. (304,32. 315,32) oder diesen vertretend.

    — 2) Fragepartikel.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 26, col. 2.
    ayi Interj. (gew. beim Voc.) u. Fragepartikel.

    Abhidhānaratnamālā of Halāyudha

    ☞ p. 101.
    ayi;
    ayi praśne sānunaye satye śīghre tathāñjasā .
    5.1.1.882

    Vācaspatyam

    ☞ p. 344, col. 1.
    ayi avya0 iṇa—in . 1 praśne, 2 anunaye, 3 saṃbodhane,
    4 anurāge ca “ayi samprati dehi darśanam” “ayi
    jīvitanātha . jīvasi” iti ca kumā0 . “ayi
    jānīṣe rebhilasya sārthavāhasya gṛham” mṛcha0 .

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 92.
    ayi , vya, praśnaḥ . (iṇa + in .) anunayaḥ . sambo-
    dhanaṃ . iti medinī .. anurāge . (“ayi
    kaṭhora ! yaśaḥ kila te priyaṃ” . iti uttara-
    carite . “ayi ghanoru ! padāni śanaiḥ śanaiḥḥ” .
    iti veṇīsaṃhāre . “ayi jīvitanātha ! jīva-
    sītyabhidhāyotthitayā tayā puraḥ” . iti kumāra
    sambhave .)