Madhyayava, Madhya-yava: 4 definitions
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Madhyayava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadhyayava (मध्ययव).—a weight of six white mustard-seeds.
Derivable forms: madhyayavaḥ (मध्ययवः).
Madhyayava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhya and yava (यव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhyayava (मध्ययव).—m.
(-vaḥ) A weight of six white mustard seeds. E. madhya middle, and yava barley-corn, the Yava being sometimes considered equal to eight seeds.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhyayava (मध्ययव):—[=madhya-yava] [from madhya] m. a weight of six white mustard seeds, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhyayava (मध्ययव):—[madhya-yava] (vaḥ) 1. m. A weight of six white mustard seeds.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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