áyana mfn. going VS. xxii, 7 Nir
• (am), n. walking a road a path RV. iii 33, 7 &c. (often ifc., cf. naimiṣâyana, puruṣâyana, prasamâyana, samudrâyaṇa, svedâyana), (in astron) advancing, precession Sūryas
• (with gen [e.g. ángirasām, ādityā́nam, gavām, &c.] or ifc.) 'course, circulation', N. of various periodical sacrificial rites AV. ŚBr. &c. the sun's road north and south of the equator, the half year Mn. &c., the equinoctial and solstitial points VarBṛS. &c
• way, progress, manner ŚBr
• place of refuge Mn. i, 10
• a treatise (śāstra, cf. jyotiṣām-ayana) L