Varna, Varṇā, Varṇa: 54 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVarṇa (वर्ण):—
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Vārṇa (वार्ण):—adj. von varṇa Laut, Buchstab ebend. [3,63,b. 64,a.6,13,b.]
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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Starts with (+301): Varna-vinyasavigyaan, Varna-vinyasavijnana, Varna-vishvasa, Varnabha, Varnabhairava, Varnabheda, Varnabhedavidhi, Varnabhedini, Varnabhidhana, Varnabhimana, Varnabhinna, Varnabhiru, Varnabhramsha, Varnabuddhi, Varnacara, Varnacaraka, Varnacatushka, Varnacatushtaya, Varnacaura, Varnacchandashekhara.
Ends with (+312): Abhimlatavarna, Adhyardhasuvarna, Adityavarna, Agnivarna, Aikyavarna, Akaradikavarna, Akaravarna, Aklishtavarna, Aksharavarna, Alamkarasuvarna, Amgaravarna, Amitavarna, Amliyavarna, Amshasavarna, Anabhimlatavarna, Analavarna, Anantavarna, Anavarna, Anaviddhavarna, Anekavarna.
Full-text (+1180): Vaishya, Varnashrama, Suvarnavarna, Meghavarna, Brahmana, Shudra, Agnivarna, Kshatriya, Hiranyavarna, Vanna, Antyavarna, Varnagata, Yatharhavarna, Jyeshthavarna, Dhumravarna, Nilavarna, Varnanka, Varnata, Vedadivarna, Varnapeta.
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Search found 163 books and stories containing Varna, Varṇā, Varṇa, Vārṇa; (plurals include: Varnas, Varṇās, Varṇas, Vārṇas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Varṇāśrama-dharma (Introduction) < [Chapter 2]
Division of Varṇa (D): The Śūdras < [Chapter 2]
Division of Varṇa (a): The Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 2]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 8.20 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Text 7.53 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 7.52 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 1.2 - Origin and Number of Caste < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 6.1 - Definition of Chandas (metres) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 1.3 - Caste System in the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
The Royal Priest and the Priestly Class < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
The Status of the Royal Priest and His Characteristics < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
Kingship and Warfare < [Chapter 2 - Military System as Revealed in the Vedic Texts]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.21.39 < [Chapter 21 - The Story of Śrī Nārada]
Verse 1.16.5 < [Chapter 16 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Wedding]
Verse 3.5.5 < [Chapter 5 - The Dispute Among the Gopas]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 3.2 - Caste System (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - The Social Aspect Depicted in the Vyavahārādhyāya]
Chapter 3.2a - Positions of the Brāhmaṇas and the Śūdras < [Chapter 3 - The Social Aspect Depicted in the Vyavahārādhyāya]
Chapter 3.2c - Intercaste Marriage < [Chapter 3 - The Social Aspect Depicted in the Vyavahārādhyāya]
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