अव्ययः avyayaḥ
3 syllables SLP1 avyayaH

As a deity name

Name 13 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed

As a Hindi name

No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

a member or corporeal part of an organized body

Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)

Why this matches what you typed

M2 · same meaning "avyayaḥ" is "avyaya" with final visarga (ḥ) — regular end-of-word sandhi (Aṣṭādhyāyī 8.3.15, cited from the engine's own derivation). Same word.

visarga sandhi · aṣṭādhyāyī 8.3.15 — cited from the derivation

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · अव्यय (linked stem)

1. avyaya or rarely avyaya [only RV. viii, 97, 2 and ix, 86, 34] mfn. (avi) made of sheep's skin (as the woollen Soma strainer), RV.

Monier-Williams (1899) · अव्यय (linked stem)

belonging to or consisting of sheep, RV. viii, 97, 2.

Alternative readings

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Caveats

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