Yauvanastha, Yauvana-stha, Yauvanasthā: 5 definitions
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Yauvanastha 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationYauvanasthā (यौवनस्था) refers to “having entered the prime of her youth�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.34 (“The Story of Anaraṇya�).—Accordingly, as Vasiṣṭha said to Himavat (Himācala): “The king Anaraṇya hailed from the race of the fourteenth Manu Indrasāvarṇi. [...] O Himavat, hundred sons were born to him and a beautiful daughter Padmā who was equal to Lakṣmī. [...] The girl entered the prime of her youth (ⲹܱԲٳ) in her father’s palace. The king issued letters of invitation for the requisition of good bridegrooms. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYauvanastha (यौवनस्�).�a.
1) youthful.
2) marriageable.
3) fresh; यौवनस्थस्य गौरस्य कपित्थस्� सुगन्धिन� (yauvanasthasya gaurasya kapitthasya sugandhina�) 峾.2.91.72.
Yauvanastha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yauvana and stha (स्�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYauvanastha (यौवनस्�).—[adjective] being in (the bloom of) youth.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYauvanastha (यौवनस्�):—[=yauvana-stha] [from yauvana] mfn. being in the (bloom of) youth, arrived at puberty, marriageable, [Mahābhārata]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusYauvanastha (ಯೌವನಸ್�):—[noun] a young man.
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)
Partial matches: Yauvana, Stha.
Starts with: Yauvanastan.
Full-text: Yauvanavant, Yauvanastan, Kshepana, Kashmala.
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