Yauna: 10 definitions
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Yauna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
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Alternative spellings of this word include Yaun.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchYauna (यौन):—1. (von yoni) adj.
1) auf Heirath beruhend, durch Heirath entstanden, verwandt; n. eheliche Verbindung, Heirath, Verwandtschaft durch Heirath: saṃbandha, saṃbandhaka [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 40. 3, 157.] [Mahābhārata 1, 4042.] [Spr. 4923.] [Mahābhārata 9, 3358. 12, 3144.] saṃvatsareṇa patati patitena sahācaran . yājanādhyāpanādyaunānna tu yānāsanāśanāt .. [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 180.] yaunaiḥ śrautaiśca maukhaiśca śuddhānām [Harivaṃśa 6997.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 61, 25. 68, 25. 82, 30.] —
2) am Ende eines comp. hervorgegangen aus: agni neben abyoni und parvatayoni [Mahābhārata 13, 4867.]
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Yauna (यौन):—2. m. pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes, wohl = yavana und auch daraus entstanden, [Mahābhārata 12, 7560.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungYauna (यौन):—1. —
1) Adj. — a) auf Heirath beruhend , durch H. entstanden , — verwandt. — b) am Ende eines Comp. hervorgegangen aus. —
2) n. — a) die ehelichen Pflichten Cit. Comm. zu [Gobhila's Gṛyasūtra 1,6,7 (218,12).] — b) eheliche Verbindung , Heirath ([Vasiṣṭha 20,45]) Verwandtschaft durch Heirath.
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Yauna (यौन):—2. m. Pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes. Wohl = yavana.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Yauna-durbalata, Yauna-sahitya, Yaunakarshaka-thiti, Yaunanubandha, Yaunapreraka, Yaunasambandha, Yaunavada, Yaunavikara, Yaunavikriti, Yaunavyagrata, Yaunavyapara.
Ends with: Agniyauna, Bichyauna.
Full-text: Yaunasambandha, Agniyauna, Yon-durbalata, Yaunika, Yaunanubandha, Yaun, Darius, Sambandhaka.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 66 - The Present of the Parijata by Krishna to Rukshmini < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 2.3: new and rare words < [Appendices]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
List of Mahabharata tribes (by Laxman Burdak)