Yuva: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Yuva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraYuvā (युवा) refers to the ninth of the sixty-year cycle of Jupiter, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The five years of the second yuga are known as—1. Aṅgirā, 2. Śrīmukha 3. Bhāva, 4. Yuvā and 5. Dhātā. Of these, during the first three years mankind will enjoy happiness and during the last two they will not enjoy much of it. 32. In the first three of the above five years there will be abundance of rain and mankind will be freed from fears and anxieties; in the last two years the rainfall will be moderate but disease and wars will afflict mankind”.
Source: The effect of Samvatsaras: SatvargasYuva (युव) refers to the ninth saṃvatsara (“jovian year)” in Vedic astrology.—The native who is blessed with birth in the ‘samvatsara’ of ‘yuva’ is the direct incarnation of happiness, is endowed with good qualities, is courteous, peaceful, bountiful or generous, full of erudition or learning, long-lived, has a very hard and firm body and is contented.
According with Jataka Parijata, the person born in the year yuva (1995-1996 AD) will be covetous, fickle-minded, ill-tempered, possessing a constitution, little liable to illness and acquainted with the healing art.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd EditionYuva (युव) is the ninth of sixty years (saṃvatsara) in the Vedic lunar calendar according to the Arcana-dīpikā by Vāmana Mahārāja (cf. Appendix).—Accordingl, There are sixty different names for each year in the Vedic lunar calendar, which begins on the new moon day (Amāvasyā) after the appearance day of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu (Gaura-pūrṇimā), in February or March. The Vedic year [viz., Yuva], therefore, does not correspond exactly with the Christian solar calendar year.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramYuvā (युवा) refers to the “youth”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “In the Transmission of the Youth [i.e., yuvā-krama] (the goddess) has one face and four arms. (She makes) fear-dispelling and boon bestowing gestures and (holds) a rosary and water pot. In the Transmission of the Aged (Kubjikā) has one face and two arms and many forms. The mistress (nāyakī) of the three lineages has thus been described. She should be invoked sitting next to Navātmā (Bhairava)”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Source: Wisdom Library: MantrashastraYuvā (युवा) refers to one of the various mantradoṣa (“defects of mantras”), according to Tantric digests such as the Bṛhattantrasāra (part 4 page 814), Nāradapurāṇa (Nārada-mahā-purāṇa) (verses 64.14-58), Śaradātilaka (verses 2.71-108), Padārthādarśa and Śrīvidyārṇava-tantra.—Yuvā is defined as “mantra consisting of 16 syllables”. [unverified translation!] The Mantra defect elimination methods consist in performing purification rites (saṃskāra).—See Kulārṇava-tantra verse 15.71-2 and Śaradātilaka verse 2.114-22.
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryyuva : (m.) a youth (nom. sing. yuvā).
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryyuvā (युवा).—m S A young man, one entering on the state of virility: also a man from the age of sixteen to that of forty.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishyuvā (युवा).—m A young man.
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 DictionaryYuva (युव).—[pronoun] st. ([dual]) of 2d [person or personal] (°— often yuvā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yuva (युव):—1 actual base of the 2nd [person] [pronoun] in the dual number (from which the forms yuvām, yuvābhyām, yuvayos; ved. also yuvam, yuvabhyām, yuvat, yuvos, are derived).
2) Yuvā (युवा):—[from yuva] 1. yuvā (for 2. See [column]3), in [compound] for 1. yuva.
3) Yuva (युव):—[from yuvan] 2. yuva in [compound] for yuvan.
4) Yuvā (युवा):—2. yuvā f. (for 1. See [column]2) Name of one of Agni’s arrows, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
[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 dictionaryYuvā (युवा):—(a) youthful; (nm) youth.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusYuva (ಯುವ):—
1) [adjective] young; possessing youth; youthful.
2) [adjective] strong; powerful; vigorous.
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Yuva (ಯುವ):—
1) [noun] a young man.
2) [noun] an elephant of sixty years of age.
3) [noun] the name of the ninth year in the sixty-year cycle.
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 (+53): Yuvadatta, Yuvaddevatya, Yuvadhipa, Yuvadhita, Yuvadi, Yuvadrik, Yuvaganda, Yuvagava, Yuvahan, Yuvajana, Yuvajani, Yuvajarant, Yuvajarat, Yuvajarati, Yuvak, Yuvaka, Yuvakhalati, Yuvakrama, Yuvaku, Yuvala.
Ends with: Ayuva, Mrigadyuva, Pratyuva.
Full-text (+97): Yuvajani, Yuvadatta, Yuvanita, Yuvayuj, Yuvaganda, Yuvaraja, Yuvan, Yuvatva, Yuvamarin, Yushmad, Yuvarajya, Yuvakhalati, Yuvadrik, Yuvavat, Yuvapalita, Yuvayu, Devayu, Yavaganda, Atiyuvan, Kamarasika.
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Search found 36 books and stories containing Yuva, Yuvā; (plurals include: Yuvas, Yuvās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.25.7 < [Chapter 25 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 5.9.42 < [Chapter 9 - The Happiness of the Yadus]
Verse 5.6.13 < [Chapter 6 - Seeing Śrī Mathurā]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.16 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 10.244 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 4.56 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Saṃhitā (2): Horse-headed sage Dadhyañc Ātharvan < [Chapter 2]
Saṃhitā (1): Divine steed in the Ṛgveda < [Chapter 2]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.494 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Verse 2.493 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Verse 2.499 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]