Yavashasya, ³Û²¹±¹²¹Å›²¹²õ²â²¹, Yava-shasya: 3 definitions
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Yavashasya 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.
The Sanskrit term ³Û²¹±¹²¹Å›²¹²õ²â²¹ can be transliterated into English as Yavasasya or Yavashasya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraYavasasya (यवससà¥à¤¯) refers to “barley cropsâ€�, according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄ (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “When Jupiter (²úá¹›h²¹²õ±è²¹³Ù¾±) reappears at the beginning of the constellation of Dhaniá¹£á¹hÄ in the month of MÄgha, the first year of the cycle of 60 years of Jupiter known as Prabhava commences. [...] The next year is known as Vibhava the third as Åšukla, the fourth as Pramoda, and the fifth as PrajÄpati: in each of these years mankind will be happier than in the next preceding year. In the same four years there will be good growth of the ÅšÄlÄ« crop, of sugarcane, of barley [i.e., yavasasya] and other crops in the land; mankind will be freed from all fears and they will live at peace, in happiness and without the vices of the Kaliyugaâ€�.

Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� 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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)³Û²¹±¹²¹Å›²¹²õ²â²¹ (यवशसà¥à¤¯) refers to “wheat and (other) standing cropsâ€� (used as a tactic in hunting), according to the Åš²â²¹¾±²Ô¾±°ì²¹-Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by RÄjÄ Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting by watching the motion of standing crops is that in which animals are killed by the indication of the motion of wheat and other standing crops (²â²¹±¹²¹Å›²¹²õ²â²¹) in which they hide themselves [²Ô¾±°ù²âÄå³Ù²¹²â²¹±¹²¹Å›²¹²õ²âÄå»å¾±]. In Sanskrit it is named YÄvaśī. This is â€� playedâ€� by two or three horsemen who are expert archers. It is successful, if the advance is slow and the motion of standing crops carefully observed. It doesn’t produce much fatigue, but it produces great excitementâ€�.

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
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Û²¹±¹²¹Å›²¹²õ²â²¹ (यवशसà¥à¤¯):—[=²â²¹±¹²¹-Å›²¹²õ²â²¹] [from yava] (for -sasya) n. a species of corn, [DivyÄvadÄna]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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