Yuvan, Yuvaṉ: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Yuvan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarYuvan (युवन्).—lit. young person; masculine; the word is given as a technical term in grammar in the sense of one, who is the son of the grandson or his descendant, provided his father is alive; the term is also applied to a nephew, brother, or a paternal relative of the grandson or his descendant, provided his elderly relative, if not his his father, is alive; it is also applied to the grandson, in case respect is to be shown to him: cf. P. IV. 1.163-167. The affixes prescribed in the sense of युवन् (yuvan) are always applied to a word ending with a tad. affix applied to it in the sense of an offspring (अपत्य (apatya)) or grandson (गोत्र (gotra)), in spite of the ruling that in the sense of grandson or his descendant (गोत्र (gotra)), one affix only इञ् (iñ) or अण् (aṇ) or the like is added to the base; e.g. गार्ग्यस्यापत्यं गार्ग्यायणः, दाक्षेरपत्यं दाक्षाय्णः गार्ग्ये जीवति तस्य भ्राता सपिण्डो वा गाम्यार्यणः तत्रभवान् गार्ग्यः (gārgyasyāpatyaṃ gārgyāyaṇaḥ, dākṣerapatyaṃ dākṣāyṇaḥ gārgye jīvati tasya bhrātā sapiṇḍo vā gāmyāryaṇaḥ tatrabhavān gārgyaḥ); गार्ग्यायणो वा (gārgyāyaṇo vā).
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaYuvan (युवन्) [or yauvana] 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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Yuvan (युवन्) refers to “young men” (well-versed in the art of hawking), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “Young men (yuvan) wearing polished ear-rings, nicely dressed in good clothes, well versed in the art of hawking, should carry the hawks in their hands every day in different ways. When they are found to be welltrained, the king himself should come out on a day auspicious for hunting to see the sport. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryYuvan, (Vedic yuvan; cp. Av. yavan=Lat. juvenis, Lith. jáunas young; Lat. juvencus “calf”; juventus youth; Goth. junda, Ohg. jugund & jung, E. young.—The n. -stem is the usual, but later Pāli shows also decl. after a-stem, e.g. Gen. yuvassa Mhvs 18, 28) a youth.—Nom. sg. yuvā D. I, 80=yobbanena samannāgata DA. I, 223; Sn. 420; Dh. 280 (=paṭhama-yobbane ṭhita DhA. III, 409); Pv III, 71 (=taruṇa PvA. 205).—Cp. yava, yuvin & yobbana. (Page 557)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYuvan (युवन्).—a. [yautīti yuvā, yu-kanin Uṇādi-sūtra 1.154] (yuvatiḥ -tī or yūnī f.; compar. yavīyas or kanīyas; superl. yaviṣṭha or kaniṣṭha)
1) Young, youthful, adult, arrived at puberty.
2) Strong, healthy.
3) Excellent, good. -m. (nom. yuvā, yuvānau, yuvānaḥ, acc. pl. yūnaḥ, instr. pl. yuvabhiḥ &c.)
1) A young man, a youth; सा यूनि तस्मिन्नभिलाषबन्धं शशाक शालीनतया न वक्तुम् (sā yūni tasminnabhilāṣabandhaṃ śaśāka śālīnatayā na vaktum) R.6.81.
2) A younger descendant (the elder being still alive); जीवति तु वंश्ये युवा (jīvati tu vaṃśye yuvā) P. IV. 1.163; I.2.65; II.4.58; IV.1.9.
3) An elephant 6 years old.
4) Name of a संवत्सर (saṃvatsara).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYuvan (युवन्).—mfn. (yuvā yuvatiḥ or -tī or yūnī-yuva) 1. Young. 2. Best, excellent. 3. Endowed with native or natural strength. m. (Nom. -yuvā-vānī-vānaḥ acc. plu. yunaḥ) 1. A younger descendant, the elder being alive. m.
(-vā) A young man or one of the virile age, or from sixteen to seventy. f. (-tiḥ-tī or yūnī) A young woman, one from sixteen to thirty. f.
(-tiḥ) Turmeric. E. yu to mix or associate, Unadi aff. kvanin, the fem. form takes ti, and optionally adds ṅīṣ in one form, with which affix the semi-vowel va is changed to its congener u, and the two short vowels coalesce into one long one, making yūnī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryYuvan (युवन्).— (for yavan, cf. comparat. yavīyaṃs, u by the influence of v), I. adj., f. vatī and yāni, comparat. yavīyaṃs, superl. yaviṣṭha, Young,
Yuvan (युवन्) or Yūn.—[adjective] & [masculine] young, young man, youth ([Epithet] of [several] gods); a younger descendant ([grammar]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yuvan (युवन्):—mf(yūnī, or yuvatI q.v.)n. ([probably] [from] √2. yu) young, youthful, adult (applied to men and animals), strong, good, healthy, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) m. a youth, young man, young animal (in Veda often applied to gods, [especially] to Indra, Agni, and the Maruts), [ib.]
3) (in gram.) the younger descendant of any one (an elder being still alive), [Pāṇini 1-2, 65, etc.]
4) Name of the ninth year in Jupiter’s cycle of 60 years, [Jyotiṣa]; an elephant 60 years old, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
5) cf. [Latin] juvenis, juventa; [Slavonic or Slavonian] junŭ; [Lithuanian] jáunas; [Gothic] juggs ; [German] junc, jung; [Anglo-Saxon] geong; [English] young.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYuvan (युवन्):—[(vā-vati-vatī-yūnī-yuva) a.] Young, excellent. (vā) Young man from 16 to 30. (ti, tī) or (yūnī) Young woman. f. (ti) Turmeric.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Yuvan (युवन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Juva.
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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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconYuvaṉ (யுவன்) noun < yuvan. Young man; இளைஞன். [ilaignan.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Yuvaganda, Yuvahan, Yuvajani, Yuvajarat, Yuvakhalati, Yuvana, Yuvanaka, Yuvanakrama, Yuvanashva, Yuvanashvaja, Yuvanita, Yuvanjaya, Yuvanjaya Jataka, Yuvant, Yuvanyu, Yuvapalita, Yuvaraj, Yuvaraja, Yuvarajya.
Ends with: Aryayuvan, Atiyuvan, Bhallukayuvan, Dyuvan, Hamsayuvan, Kshatriyayuvan, Lasakayuvan, Punaryuvan, Shailaliyuvan.
Full-text (+57): Yuvakhalati, Yuvapalita, Yuvaganda, Yuvapratyaya, Yavishtha, Atiyuvan, Yuva, Yuvaraja, Yuvajarat, Yauvana, Yavay, Yuvati, Yuvaka, Yaviyas, Yuvahan, Yuvasha, Aryayuvan, Yuvamarin, Hamsayuvan, Yuvarajya.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.141.10 < [Sukta 141]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXVIII - Rules of Grammar < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)
Reviews < [June 1944]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 65 - Thousand names of Śiva (Rudra-sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]