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varṇaवर्णvárṇa m. (or n. g. ardharcādi, prob. fr. √ 1. vṛ; ifc. f(A). ) a covering, cloak, mantle, [L.]
a cover, lid, [Yājñ. iii, 99]
outward appearance, exterior, form, figure, shape, colour, [RV.] &c. &c.
colour of the face, (esp.) good colour or complexion, lustre, beauty, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
colour, tint, dye, pigment (for painting or writing), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
colour = race, species, kind, sort, character, nature, quality, property (applied to persons and things), [RV.] &c. &c.
class of men, tribe, order, caste (prob. from contrast of colour between the dark aboriginal tribes and their fair conquerors; in [RV.] esp. applied to the Āryas and the Dāsas; but more properly applicable to the four principal classes described in Manu's code, viz. Brāhmans, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śūdras; the more modern word for ‘caste’ being jāti; cf. [IW. 210 n. 1]), [ib.]
a letter, sound, vowel, syllable, word, [Br.]; [Prāt.] &c.
a musical sound or note (also applied to the voice of animals), [MBh.]; [R.]; [Pañcat.]
the order or arrangement of a song or poem, [W.]
praise, commendation, renown, glory, [Mṛcch.]; [Kum.]; [Rājat.]
(in alg.) an unknown magnitude or quantity
(in arithm.) the figure, ‘one’
(accord. to some) a co-efficient
a kind of measure, [L.] (cf. -tāla)
gold, [L.]
a religious observance, [L.]
one who wards off, expeller, [Sāy.] on [RV. i, 104, 2]
várṇa n. saffron, [L.]
[Cf., accord. to some, Slav. vranǔ, ‘black’, ‘a crow’; Lith. várnas, ‘a crow’.]
varṇadaवर्णदvarṇa—da mfn. giving colour, colouring, dyeing, [W.]
giving tribe &c., [ib.]
varṇa—da n. a kind of fragrant yellow wood, [L.]
varṇajaवर्णजvarṇa—ja mfn. produced from castes, [VarBṛS.]
varṇakāवर्णकाf. woven cloth, [L.]
varṇakaवर्णकmf(ikA)n. painting, picturing, representing, [Rājat.]
m. a strolling player or singer, [L.]
a species of plant, [Suśr.]
fragrant ointment, [L.]
N. of a man (pl. his descendants) g. upakādi
m. or n. a model or specimen, [Kathās.]
mf(ikA)n. colour for painting, paint, pigment, unguent, anything for smearing on the body, [AitĀr.]; [ŚāṅkhGṛ.] &c. (ifc. f(akA). )
m. sandal, [L.]
n. a chapter, section of a book, [Nyāyam.], Sch.
a circle, orb, [HPariś.]
orpiment, [L.]
the red colouring or paint with which bride and bridegroom are marked at weddings, the painting of the bride by the bridegroom and of the bridegroom by the bride, [L.]
(ifc.) a letter or syllable, [Śrutab.]
varṇanāवर्णनाvarṇana, n. and varṇa°nā, f. the act of painting, colouring &c. delineation, description, explanation, [Kāv.]; [Pur.]; [Kathās.] &c. writing, [MW.] embellishment, decoration, [ib.]
varṇa°nā f. praise, commendation, [L.]
varṇanaवर्णन, n. and varṇa°nā, f. the act of painting, colouring &c. delineation, description, explanation, [Kāv.]; [Pur.]; [Kathās.] &c. writing, [MW.] embellishment, decoration, [ib.]
varṇasaवर्णसmfn. (fr. varṇa) g. triṇādi.
varṇasiवर्णसिm. or f. (?) water, [Uṇ. iv, 107], Sch.
varṇatāवर्णताvarṇa—tā f. ([MBh.]) the state of colour, colour (anyavarṇa-tva, the being of another colour)
varṇaṭaवर्णटm. N. of a man, [Rājat.]
varṇakṛtवर्णकृत्varṇa—kṛt mfn. causing or giving colour, [Suśr.]
varṇatasवर्णतस्varṇa—tas ind. by or with or according to colour &c., [RPrāt.]; [AgP.]
varṇatvaवर्णत्वvarṇa—tva n. ([Suśr.]; [Kull.] &c.) the state of colour, colour (anyavarṇa-tva, the being of another colour)
the state or condition of caste, division into classes
the state or condition of a letter or sound.
varṇavatवर्णवत्varṇa—vat mfn. having colour &c., [MW.]
varṇabhīruवर्णभीरुvarṇa—bhinna and varṇa—bhīru, m. (in music) two kinds of measure, [Saṃgīt.]
varṇacauraवर्णचौरvarṇa—caura m. a stealer of colour, [L.]
varṇadūtaवर्णदूतvarṇa—dūta m. ‘letter-messenger’, a letter, epistle, [L.]
varṇagataवर्णगतvarṇa—gata mfn. ‘gone to colour’, coloured, described, [W.]
algebraical, [Col.]
varṇaguruवर्णगुरुvarṇa—guru m. ‘father or chief of the castes’, a king, prince, [Rājat.]
varṇahīnaवर्णहीनvarṇa—hīna mfn. deprived of caste, out-caste, [W.]
varṇakaviवर्णकविvarṇa—kavi m. N. of a son of Kubera, [L.]
varṇakitaवर्णकितmfn. (fr. varṇaka) g. tārakādi.
varṇalīlaवर्णलीलvarṇa—līla m. (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.]
varṇalekhāवर्णलेखाvarṇa—lekhā or varṇa—lekhikā, f. = -rekhā, [L.]
varṇamālāवर्णमालाvarṇa—mālā f. order or series of letters (esp. rows of letters written on a board or in a diagram), the alphabet, [L.]
varṇamātṛवर्णमातृvarṇa—mātṛ f. ‘letter-mother’, a pen, pencil &c., [L.]
varṇamayaवर्णमयvarṇa—maya mf(I)n. consisting of colours, [MW.]
consisting of symbolical letters or sounds, [Cat.]
varṇanāthaवर्णनाथvarṇa—nātha m. the planetary regent of a caste, [Vāstuv.]
varṇanīyaवर्णनीयmfn. to be painted or coloured or delineated or described, [BhP.]; [Sāh.]; [Sarvad.] (cf. śoṇita-v°).
varṇapāṭhaवर्णपाठvarṇa—pāṭha m. ‘letter-register’, the alphabet, [Pat.]
varṇapātaवर्णपातvarṇa—pāta m. the dropping or omission of a letter in pronunciation, [MW.]
varṇarāśiवर्णराशिvarṇa—rāśi m. ‘multitude or series of letters’, the alphabet, [RPrāt., Introd.]; [Sarvad.]
varṇarekhāवर्णरेखाvarṇa—rekhā f. chalk or a white substance often confounded with chalk, [L.]
varṇatālaवर्णतालvarṇa—tāla m. N. of a king, [Vās., Introd.]
(in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.]
varṇatūlīवर्णतूलीvarṇa—tūli, varṇa—tūlikā or varṇa—tūlī, f. ‘letter-brush’, a pen, pencil, paint-brush, [L.]
varṇatūliवर्णतूलिvarṇa—tūli, varṇa—tūlikā or varṇa—tūlī, f. ‘letter-brush’, a pen, pencil, paint-brush, [L.]
varṇatanuवर्णतनुvarṇa—tanu f. N. of a partic. Mantra addressed to Sarasvatī, [Cat.]
varṇavatīवर्णवतीvarṇa—vatī f. turmeric, [L.]
varṇayatiवर्णयतिvarṇa—yati f. (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.]
varṇabhinnaवर्णभिन्नvarṇa—bhinna and varṇa—bhīru, m. (in music) two kinds of measure, [Saṃgīt.]
varṇadharmaवर्णधर्मvarṇa—dharma m. the partic. duty or occupation of any caste or tribe, [Gaut.]; [Mn.] &c.
varṇabuddhiवर्णबुद्धिvarṇa—buddhi f. the idea or notion connected with partic. letters or sounds, [Sarvad.]
varṇadātrīवर्णदात्रीvarṇa—dātrī f. ‘giving colour’, turmeric, [L.]
varṇakramaवर्णक्रमvarṇa—krama m. order or succession of colours, [KātyŚr.], Sch.
order of castes (°meṇa ind. according to the order of castes), [Prab.]
order or series of letters, alphabetical arrangement, alphabet, [W.]
a partic. Krama or method of reciting Vedic texts (see under krama), [TPrāt.]
varṇamātrāवर्णमात्राvarṇa—mātrā f. a kind of metre, [Sāh.]
varṇamātraवर्णमात्रvarṇa—mātra n. only the colour, nothing but colour, [Hit.]
varṇapātraवर्णपात्रvarṇa—pātra n. ‘colour-vessel or receptacle’, a paint-box, [L.]
varṇapuṣpīवर्णपुष्पीvarṇa—puṣpī f. Echinops Echinatus, [L.]
varṇapuṣpaवर्णपुष्पvarṇa—puṣpa n. the blossom of globe-amaranth, [L.]
varṇasthānaवर्णस्थानvarṇa—sthāna n. the place or organ of utterance of any sound or letter (eight in number, as ‘the throat’ &c.; see under sthāna), [Ragh.]
varṇasūtraवर्णसूत्रvarṇa—sūtra n. N. of wk.
varṇavādinवर्णवादिन्varṇa—vādin m. a speaker of praise, panegyrist, [L.]
varṇavartiवर्णवर्तिvarṇa—varti or varṇa—vartikā, f. a writing-pen, pencil &c., [L.]
varṇavṛttaवर्णवृत्तvarṇa—vṛtta n. N. of a class of metres regulated by the number of syllables in the half-line (such as the Anuṣṭubh, Indra-vajrā &c.; cf. mātrā-vṛtta), [Col.]
varṇabhairavaवर्णभैरवvarṇa—bhairava m. or n. (?) N. of wk. on the terrible importance of the mystical meaning of letters.
varṇabhedinīवर्णभेदिनीvarṇa—bhedinī f. millet, [L.]
varṇaśāsanaवर्णशासनvarṇa—śāsana n. N. of wk.
varṇaśreṣṭhaवर्णश्रेष्ठvarṇa—śreṣṭha mfn. belonging to the best of tribes, [W.]
varṇa—śreṣṭha m. a Brahman or member of the highest caste, [R.]
varṇacārakaवर्णचारकvarṇa—cāraka m. a painter, [L.]
varṇadīpikāवर्णदीपिकाvarṇa—dīpikā f. ‘letter-explainer’, N. of wk. on the mystical meaning of letters.
varṇadūṣakaवर्णदूषकvarṇa—dūṣaka mf(ikA)n. violating or disturbing the distinctions of caste, [Mn. x, 61.]
varṇadeśanāवर्णदेशनाvarṇa—deśanā f. ‘instruction in letters’, N. of a treatise (by Deva-kīrti on the proper spelling of words with certain cognate consonants, such as ś, ṣ, s; j and y; gh and h), and of some similar works.
varṇadevatāवर्णदेवताvarṇa—devatā f. the deity presiding over any partic. letter, [VPrāt.]
varṇajyāyasवर्णज्यायस्varṇa—jyāyas mfn. higher in caste, [Āpast.]
varṇajyeṣṭhaवर्णज्येष्ठvarṇa—jyeṣṭha mf(A)n. highest in caste, [Hit. iv, 21] (v.l.)
varṇa—jyeṣṭha m. a Brāhman, [L.]
varṇakūpikāवर्णकूपिकाvarṇa—kūpikā f. any vessel containing colour or paint, an ink-bottle, ink-stand, [L.]
varṇakadāruवर्णकदारुvarṇaka—dāru n. sandalwood, [Harav.]
varṇakamayaवर्णकमयvarṇaka—maya mf(I)n. composed or consisting of colours, painted, [Śāntik.]
varṇalekhikāवर्णलेखिकाvarṇa—lekhā or varṇa—lekhikā, f. = -rekhā, [L.]
varṇamātṛkāवर्णमातृकाvarṇa—mātṛkā f. N. of Sarasvatī, [L.]
varṇapattraवर्णपत्त्रvarṇa—pattra n. ‘colour-leaf’, a pallet, [L.]
varṇapaṭalaवर्णपटलvarṇa—paṭala m. or n. (?) N. of a Pariśiṣṭa of the [AV.]
varṇatūlikāवर्णतूलिकाvarṇa—tūli, varṇa—tūlikā or varṇa—tūlī, f. ‘letter-brush’, a pen, pencil, paint-brush, [L.]
varṇavaikṛtaवर्णवैकृतvarṇa—vaikṛta n. degeneracy of caste, [Cat.]
varṇavilāsaवर्णविलासvarṇa—vilāsa m. N. of wk.
varṇavivekaवर्णविवेकvarṇa—viveka m. distinction of sounds, N. of a treatise on the different spelling of nouns.
varṇacitritaवर्णचित्रितvarṇa—citrita mfn. painted with colours, [Śak.]
varṇagrathaṇāवर्णग्रथणाvarṇa—grathaṇā f. a partic. artificial method of writing verses, [Vas.]
varṇakrameṇaवर्णक्रमेणvarṇa—krameṇa ind., according to the order of castes
varṇamañcikāवर्णमञ्चिकाvarṇa—mañcikā f. (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.]
varṇaprabodhaवर्णप्रबोधvarṇa—prabodha m. N. of wk.
varṇaprakāśaवर्णप्रकाशvarṇa—prakāśa m. N. of wk.
varṇapuṣpakaवर्णपुष्पकvarṇa—puṣpaka m. globe amaranth, [L.]
varṇasaṃghātaवर्णसंघातvarṇa—saṃghāṭa or varṇa—saṃghāta ([Pat.]), varṇa—samāmnāya ([VPrāt.] &c.), m. ‘assemblage or aggregate of letters’, the alphabet.
varṇasaṃghāṭaवर्णसंघाटvarṇa—saṃghāṭa or varṇa—saṃghāta ([Pat.]), varṇa—samāmnāya ([VPrāt.] &c.), m. ‘assemblage or aggregate of letters’, the alphabet.
varṇasaṃhāraवर्णसंहारvarṇa—saṃhāra m. an assemblage or mixture of different castes, an assembly in which all the four tribes are represented, [Bhar.]; [Daśar.]; [Sāh.]
varṇasaṃhitāवर्णसंहिताvarṇa—saṃhitā f. a kind of Saṃhitā (q.v.), [Prāt.]
varṇasaṃkaraवर्णसंकरvarṇa—saṃkara m. mixture or blending of colours, [MBh.]
mixture or confusion of castes through intermarriage, [Mn.]; [MBh.]
varṇasaṃyogaवर्णसंयोगvarṇa—saṃyoga m. ‘union of tribe or caste’, matrimonial connection or marriage between persons of the same caste, [MārkP.]
varṇatarṇakaवर्णतर्णकvarṇa—tarṇaka, n. or varṇa—tar°ṇikā, f. woollen cloth used as a mat, [L.]
varṇatarṇikāवर्णतर्णिकाvarṇa—tarṇaka, n. or varṇa—tar°ṇikā, f. woollen cloth used as a mat, [L.]
varṇavartikāवर्णवर्तिकाvarṇa—varti or varṇa—vartikā, f. a writing-pen, pencil &c., [L.]
varṇavibhāvinवर्णविभाविन्varṇa—vi-bhāvin m. N. of Śiva
varṇavikriyāवर्णविक्रियाvarṇa—vikriyā f. enmity against the castes, [Ragh.]
varṇayitavyaवर्णयितव्यmfn. = prec. [Śaṃk.]
varṇabhedavidhiवर्णभेदविधिvarṇa—bheda-vidhi m. method of letter-division, N. of wk.
varṇaparicayaवर्णपरिचयvarṇa—paricaya m. skill in song or music, [Śak.]
varṇaprakarṣaवर्णप्रकर्षvarṇa—prakarṣa m. excellence or beauty of colour, [MW.]
varṇasāramaṇiवर्णसारमणिvarṇa—sāra-maṇi m. N. of wk.