ayus
आयुस् āyusLife, lifespan - the first half of the word Ayurveda. Charaka defines it as the conjunction of body, senses, mind and self, which is why the medicine that bears its name does not stop at the body.
Where this term appears
- What is Ayurveda? Essentials
What the science says it is for Ayurveda comes apart into two words. Ayus , life, and veda , knowledge.
- The four movements Treatise
…osit ripens into three things: jati , the birth or species one takes; ayus , the length of the life; and bhoga , the experiences of pleasure and pain that fill it.