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Results for यवीयस्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

यवीयस्yavīyasa.Younger, very young (compar. of युवन् q. v.); अवाच्यो दीक्षितो नाम्ना यवीयानपि यो भवेत् Ms.2.128.
1. Younger, very young (compar. of युवन् quod vide, which see); अवाच्यो दीक्षितो नाम्ना यवीयानपि यो भवेत् Ms.2.128.
2. Lesser, worse (हीन); पापायैव हि सृष्टोऽसि कर्मणेह यवीयसे Mb.12.15.13. -Masculine
3. A younger brother.
4. A Śūdra.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

यवीयस्yavīyasmfn. (compar. of युवन्) younger Mn. MBh. &c. (with मातृ, जननी or अम्बा, a younger stepmother; with भूत opp. to…
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (Comparative degree of युवन्) younger Mn. MBh. etc. (with मातृ, जननी or अम्बा, a younger stepmother; with भूत opp. to महा-भ्that the rest of a word is to be supplied; also applied to a S3u1dra शूद्र as opp. to one of the three higher castes; mc. accusative sg. masculine gender also यवीयसम्; nominative case plural masculine gender also यवीयसस्)
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective lesser, worse MBh.
3. masculine gender a younger brother Lexicographers
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प्रतिच्यवीयस्praticyavīyasmfn. (√च्यु) pressing closer against or towards RV. x, 86, 6.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√च्यु) pressing closer against or towards fg-veda x, 86, 6.

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