Yavamadhya, Yava-madhya: 9 definitions
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Yavamadhya 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
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Yavamadhya (यवमध्य).—lit. having the centre bulging out like the Yava grain; name given to a variety of the Gayatri which has 7 letters in the first and third (last) feet and 10 letters in the second i.e. the middle foot; the name is also given to a Mahabrhati having the first and the last feet consisting of 8 letters and the middle one consisting of 12 syllables: cf R.Pr.XVI.18 and 48.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Yavamadhyā (यवमध्या) refers to one of the six types of Yati or “regulated manifestation” of Laya, i.e., the “gap (viśrānti) between two consecutive kriyās (actions) in a tāla (time-measure)”, according to the Tālalakṣaṇam, a work ascribed to Kohala—a celebrated authority of the ancient period along with others such as Bharata, Yāṣṭika, Śārdūla, Kāśyapa etc.—The Tālalakṣaṇa describes yati as a regulated manifestation of laya. [...] The author of Caturasabhāvilāsam mentions six varieties of yati namely, śrotovahā, gopucchā, samā, yavamadhyā (mṛdaṅgā-yati), vedimadhyā (pipīlikā-yati), and viṣamā-yati. He also lists out some other yatis as given by Śārṅgadeva. [...]
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Yavamadhya (यवमध्य).—a kind of drum. (-dhyam, -dhyamam) 1 a kind of चान्द्रायण (cāndrāyaṇa) or lunar penance; एतमेव विधिं कृत्स्नमाचरेद् यवमध्यमे । शुक्लपक्षादिनियतश्चरंश्चान्द्रायणं व्रतम् (etameva vidhiṃ kṛtsnamācared yavamadhyame | śuklapakṣādiniyataścaraṃścāndrāyaṇaṃ vratam) || Manusmṛti 11.217.
2) a measure of length.
Derivable forms: yavamadhyaḥ (यवमध्यः).
Yavamadhya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yava and madhya (मध्य).
Yavamadhya (यवमध्य).—n.
(-dhyaṃ) A form of penance, diminishing the food daily during the fortnight, fasting on the new-moon, and gradually augmenting the food till the full-moon. f.
(-dhyā) A form of metre, a triplet, the divisions of which are of unequal length, the middle line having one syllable more than the first or last. E. yava barley, madhya centrical.
Yavamadhya (यवमध्य).—[adjective] thick in the middle (lit. having the middle of a barley-corn).
1) Yavamadhya (यवमध्य):—[=yava-madhya] [from yava] mf(ā)n. (yava-) being like a barleycorn in the middle id est. broad in the centre and thin or tapering at the, ends, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] Pañca-rātra, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of drum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Yavamadhyā (यवमध्या):—[=yava-madhyā] [from yava-madhya > yava] f. a kind of metre, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) Yavamadhya (यवमध्य):—[=yava-madhya] [from yava] n. a [particular] measure of length, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] a kind of Cāndrāyaṇa, [Prāyaścitta-tattva; Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti on Manu-smṛti xi, 217.]
Yavamadhya (यवमध्य):—(dhyaṃ) 1. n. A penance of fasting.
Yavamadhya (यवमध्य):—(1. yava + ma)
1) adj. f. ā dessen Mitte der eines Gerstenkorns gleicht d. i. in der Mitte am stärksten und nach den Enden abnehmend [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13, 6, 1, 9.] [Suśruta 1, 295, 7. 2, 17, 13.] eine Kuh [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 61, 3.] gāyatrī [?(7 + 10 + 7 Silben) Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 16, 17.] triṣṭubh [?(8 + 8 + 12 + 8 +
8) 47. Weber’s Verzeichniss 100, 16. Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 254.] —
2) m. eine Art Tamburin [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 293,] [Scholiast] —
3) n. eine Art Cāndrāyaṇa [PRĀYAŚCITTAT. im Śabdakalpadruma] [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 217.] —
4) n. ein best. Längenmaass [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 49, 38.]
Yavamadhya (यवमध्य):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) dessen Mitte der eines Gerstenkorns gleicht , d.i. in der Mitte am stärksten und nach den Enden abnehmend. —
2) m. — a) ein best. Pañcarātra [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13,6,1,9.] — b) *eine Art Tambourin. —
3) n. — a) ein best. Längenmaass. — b) eine Art Cāndrāyaṇa.
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 (+0): Yava, Madhya.
Starts with (+0): Yavamadhyama.
Full-text (+0): Yavamadhyama, Candrayana, Yava-mattiyayati, Pipilika, Vishama, Gopuccha, Vedimadhya, Visamayati, Mridangayati, Mridanga, Pipilikayati, Shrotovahayati, Gopucchayati, Samayati, Srotovaha, Yati, Sama.
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