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वायु vāyu, s.m. Air, wind;—the god of the wind, and regent of the north-west quarter;—the air of the body, a vital air (of which five are reckoned, prāṇ, apān, samān, udān, and vyān);—morbid affection of the windy humour;—a symbol for the number 49:—vāyu-bhakshaṇ, s.m. Living on air, fasting:—vāyu-jal, s.m. 'Air and water,' climate:—vāyu-sam, adj. (f. -ā), Equal to the wind; swift;—like air or wind; unsubstantial:—vāyu-śūl, s.m. The wind-colic;—flatulence:—vāyu-koṇ, s.m. 'Wind-corner,' the north-west quarter:—vāyu-grast, adj. (f. -ā), 'Wind-seized,' affected by wind; flatulent;—epileptic;—hypochondriac;—insane:—vāyu-gulma, s.m. 'Wind-cluster,' a whirlwind, hurricane;—a whirlpool, an eddy:—vāyu-gaṇḍ, s.m. 'Wind-swelling,' flatulence; indigestion:—vāyu-golā, vulg. wāy-golā, or wā`e-golā, s.m. Colic; flatulency, etc. (i.q. bā`o-golā, q.v.):—vāyumāpak-yantra, s.m. A barometer:—vāyumaṇḍal, s.m. The atmosphere:—vāyu-nivritti, s.f. Cessation of wind,' a calm, lull;—cure of windy disorders.