In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Suvarṇavarṇa (सुवर्णवर्ण) refers to “golden-colored (fruits)” which were created using a recipe for manipulating the colour of fruits, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “Trees watered after being sprinkled at the root with the mixture of Indigofera tinctoria, Curcuma longa, Symplocos racemosa, Emblica officinalis, Terminalia arjuna and Terminalia chebula, Sesamum indicum, Pterocarpus marsupium, Ferri sulphas and Glycyrrhiza glabra—all powdered together produce fruits of golden colour (suvarṇavarṇa)”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Suvarṇavarṇa (सुवर्णवर्ण) refers to “(the marks consisting of having a) golden-colored (body)”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 19).—Accordingly, “Furthermore, some say that generosity is the cause and condition (hetupratyaya) for obtaining the thirty-two marks. Why is that? [...] As one gives fine garments (vastra), seats (śayanāsana), gold and silver (suvarṇarajata), pearls and jewels (maṇiratna), one obtains the marks consisting of having a golden-colored (suvarṇavarṇa) body and fine skin (sūkṣmacchavi). [...]”.

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Suvarṇavarṇa (सुवर्णवर्ण) refers to “golden-coloured”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [as the Bhagavān taught the detailed offering-manual], “[...] A pill should be mounted on the top of a flagpole at the residence lake. Blue banners should be fixed. Furthermore, [pills at the] top of a flagpole should be placed at the top of the lake. At the time of lightning the Nāgas are unable to hurl thunderbolts. The Nāgas see that as if golden-coloured (suvarṇavarṇa-rūpa). The Nāgas stand frightened by all fears and it rains as long as it is wished”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Suvarṇavarṇa (सुवर्णवर्ण) or Suvarṇavarṇatā refers to “golden in colour” and represents the fourteenth of the “thirty-two marks of a great man” (lakṣaṇa) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., suvarṇa-varṇa). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Suvarnavarna in India is the name of a plant defined with Berberis aristata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Berberis aristata Sims.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (2549)
· Phytotherapy Research (1995)
· Prodromus Florae Nepalensis. (1825)
· Systema Naturae (1821)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1988)
· Bot. Reg. (1823)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Suvarnavarna, for example health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Suvarṇavarṇa (सुवर्णवर्ण).—Name of Viṣṇu.

Derivable forms: suvarṇavarṇaḥ (सुवर्णवर्णः).

Suvarṇavarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms suvarṇa and varṇa (वर्ण).

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Suvarṇavarṇā (सुवर्णवर्णा).—turmeric.

Suvarṇavarṇā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms suvarṇa and varṇā (वर्णा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Suvarṇavarṇā (सुवर्णवर्णा).—f.

(-rṇā) Turmeric. E. suvarṇa gold, and varṇa colour.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Suvarṇavarṇa (सुवर्णवर्ण):—[=su-varṇa-varṇa] [from su-varṇa] mfn. golden coloured

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Suvarṇavarṇā (सुवर्णवर्णा):—[=su-varṇa-varṇā] [from suvarṇa-varṇa > su-varṇa] f. turmeric, [ib.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Suvarṇavarṇā (सुवर्णवर्णा):—[suvarṇa-varṇā] (rṇā) 1. f. Turmeric.

[Sanskrit to German]

Suvarnavarna in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Suvarṇavarṇa (ಸುವರ್ಣವರ್ಣ):—[noun] the colour of gold; golden-yellow.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Varna, Suvarna.

Starts with: Suvarnavarnata.

Full-text: Suvarnavarnata, Svarnavarna, Suvarna, Chavi, Suvarnarajata, Sukshmachavi, Lakshana, Aupapaduka.

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