Varnajyeshtha, Varṇajyeṣṭha, Varna-jyeshtha: 6 definitions
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Varnajyeshtha 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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The Sanskrit term Varṇajyeṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Varnajyestha or Varnajyeshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVarṇajyeṣṭha (वर्णज्येष्ठ):—adj. der Kaste nach höher stehend: varṇajyeṣṭā ca yā nārī varṇahīnaśca yaḥ pumān . tayorvivāhe mṛtyuḥ syāt ṣaṇmāsānnātra saṃśayaḥ .. [Śabdakalpadruma] nach dem [JYOTIST.] der Kaste nach am höchsten stehend [Spr. 4092, v. l.] m. ein Brahmane [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 7, 2.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 812.]
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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