Yavacaturthi, Yavacaturthī, Yava-caturthi: 3 definitions
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Yavacaturthi 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.
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Alternative spellings of this word include Yavachaturthi.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchYavacaturthī (यवचतुर्थी):—f. Bez. eines best. Spiels am 4ten Tage (caturthī) in der lichten Hälfte des Vaiśākha, bei dem man sich gegenseitig mit Gerstenmehl (1. yava) bestreut, [Oxforder Handschriften 217,b,45.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungYavacaturthī (यवचतुर्थी):—f. ein best. Spiel am 4ten Tage in der lichten Hälfte des Vaiśākha , bei dem man sich mit Gerstenmehl bestreut.
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.
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