अयन [ayana] a. a. [अय्-ल्युट्] Going (at the end of comp.); यथेमा नद्यः स्यन्दमानाः समुद्रायणाः
[Praśn. Up.] Going, moving, walking; as in रामायणम्.
A walk, path, way, road; आयन्नापोऽयनमिच्छमानाः
[Rv.3.33.7.] अगस्त्य- चिह्नादयनात्
[R.16.44.] A place, site, abode, place of resort;
[Bṛi. Up.2.4.11.] ता यदस्यायनं पूर्वम्
[Ms. 1.1] (occurring in the derivation of the word नारायण).
A way of entrance, an entrance (to an array of troops or व्यूह); अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमव- स्थिताः
[Bg.1.11.] Rotation, circulation period; अङ्गिरसां अयनम्; इष्टि˚, पशु˚.
A particular period in the year for the performance of particular sacrificial or other religious works; N. of certain sacrificial performances; as गवामयनम्.
The sun's passage, north and south of the equator.
(Hence) The period of this passage, half year, the time from one solstice to another; see उत्तरायण and दक्षिणायन; cf. also सायन and निरयण.
the equinoctial and solstitial points; दक्षिणम् अयनम् winter solstice; उत्तरम् अयनम् summer solstice;
Method, manner, way.
A Śāstra, scripture or inspired writing.
Final emancipation; नान्यः पन्था विद्यतेऽयनाय Śvet.
[Up.] A commentary; treatise.
The deities presiding over the ayanas. -Comp.
-अंशः, -भागः the arc between the vernal equinoctial point and beginning of the fixed zodiac or first point of Aries.
-कलाः The correction (in minutes) for ecliptic deviation. Sūryasiddhānta.
-कालः the interval between the solstices.
-ग्रहः A planet's longitude as corrected for ecliptic deviation; ibid.
-जः a month caused byayanāṁśa.
-परिवृत्तिः Change of the अयन; sun's passage from one side of the equator to the other; अयनपरिवृत्ति- र्व्यस्तशब्देनोच्यते । ŚB. on
[MS.6.5.37.] -संक्रमः, -संक्रान्तिःf. passage through the zodiac.
-वृत्तम् the ecliptic.