tʃˌaɪɐvˈɑːnə wɪð ɐ dˈɪfɹənt spˈɛlɪŋ: (hi)cːjəʋˈaːn(en-us) sˌaɪɐvˈɑːnə ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ mˈɛnʃənd ɪnðə ɹˈɪɡvɛdə, wˌɛɹ hiː ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz ɐn ˈeɪdʒd ænd fˈiːbəl pˈɜːsən hˌuːz jˈuːθ ænd stɹˈɛŋθ wʌz ɹᵻstˈoːɹd baɪ ðə twˈɪn ɐsvˈɪnz ˌɑːɹvˈiː ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən.sˈɪksti ˈeɪt:sˈɪks.
Chyavana (with a different spelling: च्यवान Cyavāna) is also mentioned in the Rigveda, where he is described as an aged and feeble person whose youth and strength was restored by the twin Aśvins (RV VII.68:6).