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पूर्ववयस (pUrvavayasa)

 
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पूर्व—वयस॑
n.
the first period or stage of life, youth,
Br.
Vedic Reference
English
Pūrva-vayasa, the ‘first period of life, is a term used in the
Brāhmaṇas^1 to denote ‘youth.’
1) Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa, xix. 4, 3
Satapatha Brāhmaṇa, xii. 2, 3, 4
9, 1, 8
pūrva-vayasin, Taittirīya Brāh-
maṇa, iii. 8, 13, 3. Cf. Aitareya Āraṇ-
yaka, v. 3, 3, where vatsa and tṛtīya,
‘the third (stage), are used to cover
‘youth’ and ‘old age, as opposed to
manhood, when the knowledge of the
doctrines of the Āraṇyaka is to be
imparted.