तायु

      Sanskrit

      Etymology

      From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂y- (to steal).

      Noun

      तायु (tāyú) m

      1. thief
        • RV 1.50.2a
          अप तये तायवो यथा नक्षत्रा यन्त्यक्तुभिः |
          सूराय विश्वचक्षसे ||
          apa tye tāyavo yathā nakṣatrā yantyaktubhiḥ |
          sūrāya viśvacakṣase ||
          The constellations pass away, like thieves, together with their beams,
          Before the all-beholding Sun.

      Declension

      References

      • Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0443
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