Yauvana: 16 definitions
Introduction
Introduction:
Yauvana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Yauvan.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationYauvana (यौवन) refers to the “stage of childhood”, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.6. Accordingly, as Śiva said to Sandhyā:—“[...] O gentle lady Sandhyā, whatever you have asked I grant you entirely. I am delighted by this excellent penance of yours. (In all living beings) the first stage shall be infancy, the second childhood, the third youth (yauvana) and the fourth stage shall be old age. When the third stage in life is reached, the living beings shall become lustful. In some cases it shall be at the end of the second stage. This new limitation is imposed by me as a result of your penance. No living being shall be lustful at the time of its nativity”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Yauvana (यौवन) refers to “youth”, which is mentioned in verse 3.15 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Passionate (and) lovely women with exuberant thighs, breasts, and buttocks take away the cold, their body being hot with incense, saffron, and youth [viz., yauvana]. [...]”.
Note: The instrumental dvandva “dhūpakuṅkumayauvanaiḥ”—“with incense, saffron, and youth” has been disconnected from its governing noun, separated into its three components, and converted by the requisite additions and alterations into a series of subject attributes: dhūpa (“incense”) becoming spos-kyis bdugs (“fumigated with incense”), kuṅkuma (“saffron”)—gur-gum-gyis byugs (“anointed with saffron”), and yauvana (“youth”)—gźon (“young”). At the same time, dhūpa and kuṅkuma have been interchanged, —sllos (for spos) in C and probably also bdug (for bdugs) in CD are xylographical errors.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaYauvana (यौवन) [or yuvan] refers to “adult (speaking of a stone) § 2.10.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryyauvana (यौवन).—n S Youth or mature age; adolescence or puberty.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishyauvana (यौवन).—n Youth or mature age; puberty.
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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYauvana (यौवन).—a. (-nī f.) [यूनो भावः अण् (yūno bhāvaḥ aṇ)] Young, juvenile.
-nam 1 Youth; (fig. also), youthfulness, prime or bloom of youth, puberty; मुग्धत्वस्य च यौवनस्य च सखे मध्ये मधुश्रीः स्थिता (mugdhatvasya ca yauvanasya ca sakhe madhye madhuśrīḥ sthitā) V.2.7; यौवनेऽभ्यस्तविद्यानाम् (yauvane'bhyastavidyānām) R.1.8;6.5; दिन- यौवनोत्थान् (dina- yauvanotthān) 13.2.
2) Any youthful or juvenile act.
3) A number of young persons, especially women.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYauvana (यौवन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Youth, manhood, prime of life, puberty. 2. An assemblage of young women. E. yuvan young, aṇ aff.; with kan yauvanaka .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryYauvana (यौवन).—i. e. yuvan + a, I. adj. Juvenile, [Cāṇakya] 49 in Berl. Monatsb. 1864, 410. Ii. n. 1. Youth, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 26; [Pañcatantra] 128, 2; manhood. 2. The age of marriageableness,
Yauvana (यौवन).—[neuter] youth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yauvana (यौवन):—n. ([from] yuvan) youth, youthfulness, adolescence, puberty, manhood (also [plural] = juvenile deeds or indiscretions; ifc. f(ā). ), [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
2) a number of young people ([especially] of young women), [Pāṇini 4-2, 38]
3) Name of the third stage in the Śākta mysteries, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYauvana (यौवन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Youth, manhood; assemblage of youth.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Yauvana (यौवन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Joaṇa, Jovvaṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryYauvana (यौवन) [Also spelled yauvan]:—(nm) youth, youthfulness; -[kāla] period of youth; -[darpa] pride of youth; -[prāpta] one who has attained puberty/youth.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusYauvana (ಯೌವನ):—
1) [noun] the state or quality of being young, esp. of being vigorous and lively or immature, impetuous, etc.; youth.
2) [noun] a young man.
3) [noun] ಚಿಂತೆಯೇ ಮುಪ್ಪು, ಸಂತೋಷವೇ ಯೌವನ [cimteye muppu, samtoshave yauvana] cinteyē muppu, santōṣavē yauvana (prov.) a man is young as long as he is happy.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+4): Yauvanabhinnashaishava, Yauvanadarpa, Yauvanadasha, Yauvanaka, Yauvanakantaka, Yauvanalakshana, Yauvanamatta, Yauvananta, Yauvanapadavi, Yauvanapidaka, Yauvanapranta, Yauvanarambha, Yauvanarudha, Yauvanashri, Yauvanashva, Yauvanashvaka, Yauvanashvi, Yauvanastha, Yauvanasukha, Yauvanavant.
Ends with (+9): Abhinavayauvana, Ajatayauvana, Ajnatayauvana, Ankuritayauvana, Apraptayauvana, Atipraudhayauvana, Dinayauvana, Galitayauvana, Gatayauvana, Kumariyauvana, Navayauvana, Nityayauvana, Nivrittayauvana, Nutanayauvana, Patrayauvana, Pattrayauvana, Praptayauvana, Prathamayauvana, Pratyagrayauvana, Praudhayauvana.
Full-text (+79): Yauvanadasha, Yauvanadarpa, Yauvanapidaka, Joana, Yauvanika, Satyayauvana, Yauvanakantaka, Nityayauvana, Yauvanalakshana, Patrayauvana, Abhinavayauvana, Yauvanaka, Sthirayauvana, Yauvanavat, Yauvanapranta, Yauvanashri, Yauvanin, Apraptayauvana, Yauvanastha, Prathamayauvana.
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Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.3.80 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]
Verse 2.1.330 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 4.8.58 < [Part 8 - Compatible & Incompatible Mellows (maitrī-vaira-sthiti)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.64-65 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.6.73-75 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 2: Nidanasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)