Praudhayauvana, Prauḍhayauvanā, Prauḍhayauvana, Praudha-yauvana: 3 definitions
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Praudhayauvana 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPrauḍhayauvanā (प्रौढयौवना) refers to the “prime of one’s youth”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.16 (“Brahmā consoles the gods”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to the Gods: “[...] Make such arrangements as to ensure the discharge of semen into Pārvatī, the daughter of Menakā. Śiva is a great Yogin who can make semen flow upwards in the body. Only Pārvatī can make him discharge the semen downwards, out of the body. There is no other woman capable of it. That daughter of the lord of the mountains is now in her prime of youth [i.e., prauḍhayauvanā]. She is serving Śiva in his penance on the Himalayas. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrauḍhayauvana (प्रौढयौवन).—a. advanced in youth, in the prime or bloom of youth.
Prauḍhayauvana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prauḍha and yauvana (यौवन). See also (synonyms): proḍhayauvana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrauḍhayauvana (प्रौढयौवन):—[=prauḍha-yauvana] [from prauḍha] mfn. being in the prime or bloom of youth (atiand an-ati-pr), [Meghadūta; Hitopadeśa]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Praudha, Yauvana.
Ends with: Atipraudhayauvana.
Full-text: Atipraudhayauvana, Prodhayauvana, Praudha.
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