Yauvata: 8 definitions
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Yauvata 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaYauvata (यौवत) refers to a “multitude of young women”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 2.41 (“divo'pi yauvataiḥ”); 11.90 (subhagayauvatamaulimālā); 12.35 (vīrayauvatatruṭadbhujākambu....); 16.109 (yauvatavibhramodbhavaḥ).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYauvata (यौवत).—[yuvatīnāṃ samūhaḥ aṇ]
1) An assemblage of young women; अवधृत्य दिवोऽपि यौवतैर्नसहाधीतवतीमिमामहम् (avadhṛtya divo'pi yauvatairnasahādhītavatīmimāmaham) N.2.41;11.9; मनुष्यनारीजनतोऽपि यौवतं दिवौकसां श्रेष्ठतमं वदन्ति (manuṣyanārījanato'pi yauvataṃ divaukasāṃ śreṣṭhatamaṃ vadanti) Rām. Ch.2.3.
2) The quality of a young woman (beauty &c.); the state of being a young woman; अहो विबुधयौवतं वहसि तन्वि पृथ्वीगता (aho vibudhayauvataṃ vahasi tanvi pṛthvīgatā) Gītagovinda 1 (surasundarīrūpam).
Derivable forms: yauvatam (यौवतम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYauvata (यौवत).—n.
(-taṃ) 1. Measure in general. 2. An assemblage of young women. 3. The state of being a youthful woman. E. yu to mix, deriv. irr.; or yuvatī a young woman, aff. aṇ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yauvata (यौवत):—1. yauvata n. ([from] yuvati) a number of girls or young women, [Gīta-govinda] ([Pāṇini 4-2, 38]).
2) 2. yauvata = yautava, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYauvata (यौवत):—(taṃ) 1. n. Measure in general; assemblage of youth.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusYauvata (ಯೌವತ):—
1) [noun] a group of girls or young women.
2) [noun] the qualities of young women, as decency, decorum, modesty, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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