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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Yauvanasthā (यौवनस्था) refers to “having entered the prime of her youth”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.34 (“The Story of Anaraṇya”).—Accordingly, as Vasiṣṭha said to Himavat (Himācala): “The king Anaraṇya hailed from the race of the fourteenth Manu Indrasāvarṇi. [...] O Himavat, hundred sons were born to him and a beautiful daughter Padmā who was equal to Lakṣmī. [...] The girl entered the prime of her youth (yauvanasthā) in her father’s palace. The king issued letters of invitation for the requisition of good bridegrooms. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yauvanastha (यौवनस्थ).—a.

1) youthful.

2) marriageable.

3) fresh; यौवनस्थस्य गौरस्य कपित्थस्य सुगन्धिनः (yauvanasthasya gaurasya kapitthasya sugandhinaḥ) Rām.2.91.72.

Yauvanastha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yauvana and stha (स्थ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yauvanastha (यौवनस्थ).—[adjective] being in (the bloom of) youth.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yauvanastha (यौवनस्थ):—[=yauvana-stha] [from yauvana] mfn. being in the (bloom of) youth, arrived at puberty, marriageable, [Mahābhārata]

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Yauvanastha (ಯೌವನಸ್ಥ):—[noun] a young man.

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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)

Partial matches: Yauvana, Stha.

Starts with: Yauvanastan.

Full-text: Yauvanavant, Yauvanastan, Kshepana, Kashmala.

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