आयु

ayu	ek bahuvikalpi shabd hai any arthoan ke lie dekhean:- ayu (bahuvikalpi)

ayu kisi bhi jiv ke janm se mrityu tak ke samay ko kaha jata hai. ayu arthat poorn jivan-kal.

udaharan

1. mahabharat ke vir yoddha abhimanyu arjun tatha subhadra ke putr the. inhean chandr devata ke putr varcha ka avatar mana jata hai. dharana hai ki samast devataoan ne apane putroan ko avatar roop mean dharati par bheja tha, parantu chandr dev ne kaha ki ve apane putr ka viyog sahan nahian kar sakate. atah unake putr ko manav yoni mean matr solah varsh ki ayu di jae. isilie abhimanyu mahabharat yuddh mean alp ayu mean hi viragati ko prapt hue.
2. markandey ka janm bhagavan shiv ki kripa se hua tha. shiv ne unhean solah varsh ki ayu pradan ki thi. solah varsh ki ayu poorn karane par jab yamaraj ne markandey ko yamaphaansh mean pak d liya, tab bhagavan shiv ne hi markandey ko chhu daya aur phir unhean lambi ayu ka varadan diya.