Meaning: Indestructible; imperishable; eternal; from Sanskrit avyaya (a: not + vyaya: expenditure/decay — one who is indestructible, not subject to decay)High
In 30 seconds: A Sanskrit name meaning 'indestructible' or 'imperishable,' from avyaya (not subject to decay or expenditure). In the Bhagavad Gita, avyaya is an attribute of the eternal soul — what cannot be destroyed even by death.
MeaningIndestructible; imperishable; eternal; from Sanskrit avyaya (a: not + vyaya: expenditure/decay — one who is indestructible, not subject to decay)
Avyay comes from Sanskrit avyaya (a: not + vyaya: expenditure, decay — literally 'not subject to loss or decay'). In Hindu philosophy, the term describes the indestructible nature of the atman (soul) and of Brahman (ultimate reality).
Avyay ranked #2471 for boys in 2024, used in South Asian and Hindu communities.
Did you know? In the Bhagavad Gita (2:20), Krishna describes the soul as avyaya (imperishable): 'The soul is never born nor dies at any time. It has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. It is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, and primeval. It is not slain when the body is slain.' Avyay names a child for this eternal, indestructible quality.
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Variations
AvyayaAvyaj
Nicknames
Avy
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Avyay means 'indestructible' or 'imperishable,' from Sanskrit avyaya (not subject to decay). The Bhagavad Gita (2:20) uses this word to describe the eternal soul.
How do you pronounce Avyay?
It's said AV-yay /ˈæv.jeɪ/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
