Vayovastha, Vayōvasthā, Vayovasthā: 3 definitions
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Vayovastha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvayōvasthā (वयोवस्था).—f (S) A stage or state of life. There are three principal ones; viz. bālatva, taruṇatva, vṛddhatva Childhood, youth, old age.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVayovasthā (वयोवस्था).—[feminine] age, stage of life.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVayovasthā (वयोवस्था):—[=vayo-vasthā] [from vayo > vayas] f. a stage or state of life (generally considered to be three, viz. bāla-tva, childhood, taruṇatva, youth, and vṛddha-tva, old age), [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa; Suśruta]
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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Partial matches: Vastha, Vayo.
Full-text: Avastha.
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