Varata, Vārāṭa, Varaṭa, Varāṭa, Vāraṭa: 15 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Vastushastra
2. Kavya
Biology
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1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Varata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. 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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In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

Vārāṭa (वाराट) refers to a type of temple (prāsāda) classified, according to Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra chapter 57. The temple is mentioned as one of the twenty temples being a favorite of Viṣṇu. The Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra is an 11th-century encyclopedia dealing with various topics from the Vāstuśāstra.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Varaṭā (वरटा) refers to the “female form of a swan”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 1.135.—(“navaprasūtirvaraṭā tapasvinī”). The word [varaṭā] is used in Kāśīkhaṇḍa 3.68 (Pūrvārdha).

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Varata in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum multiflorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mogorium pubescens (Retz.) Lam. (among others).

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

· Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. (1959)
· Blumea (1950)
· Observationes Botanicae (1788)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botaniqu (1797)
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)
· Investigatio et Studium Naturae (1992)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Varata, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, 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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

varatā (वरता).—prep decl varatī, varatīṃ, varatēṃ prep & ad indecl (upari S or from vara) On or upon. 2 Over, above, at or towards the upper side or part of. Used freely as in English. 3 Beyond, farther onward than; or to a greater degree or in a greater quantity than. 4 ad decl Up, aloft, in the higher country, on a higher place, in the air, towards the zenith. 5 In a superior rank, station &c. 6 Up, as in English; i. e. (along the coast) towards the north: or (from the coast) towards the interior. 7 (Amongst the vulgar to the south of the river Goda.) Towards the west. varatā or varatī yēṇēṃ To rear--a horse &c.

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varāta (वरात).—f ē (vrāta S) The company composing the homeward procession of the bride and bridegroom from the place of the wedding. Pr. varātē- māghēṃ ghōḍēṃ vyāhyāmāghēṃ piḍhēṃ Used when things are obtained after the occasion for them has passed away.

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varāta (वरात).—f ( P) An assignment or order upon the revenues or a treasury. Pr. vāṛyāvara varāta āṇi daryāvara havālā.

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varāta (वरात).—f (varatrā S) A cord, leathern strip, iron bar &c. by which a swinging seat or cradle is suspended. 2 A cable or any stout rope.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

varatā (वरता) [-tī-tēṃ, -ती-तें].—prep Upon or on; over; beyond.

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varāta (वरात).—f The company composing the homeward procession of the bride and bridegroom from the place of the wedding.

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varāta (वरात).—f An assignment or order upon the revenues or a treasury. Pr. vāṛyāvara varāta āṇi daryāvara havālā.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Varaṭa (वरट).—[vṛ-aṭan Uṇādi-sūtra 4.86]

1) Gander.

2) A kind of grain.

3) A kind of wasp.

-ṭā, -ṭī 1 A goose; नवप्र- सूतिर्वरटा तपस्विनी (navapra- sūtirvaraṭā tapasvinī) N.1.135; कण्डूयमाना वरटा स्वचञ्चुपुटकोटिभिः । हंसं कामयमानं तु वारयेत् पक्षधूननैः (kaṇḍūyamānā varaṭā svacañcupuṭakoṭibhiḥ | haṃsaṃ kāmayamānaṃ tu vārayet pakṣadhūnanaiḥ) || Kāśikhaṇḍa.3.68.

2) A wasp or a variety of it; भो वयस्य, एते खलु दास्याः पुत्रा अर्थ- कल्यवर्ता वरटाभीता इव गोपालदारका अरण्ये यत्र यत्र न खाद्यन्ते तत्र तत्र गच्छन्ति (bho vayasya, ete khalu dāsyāḥ putrā artha- kalyavartā varaṭābhītā iva gopāladārakā araṇye yatra yatra na khādyante tatra tatra gacchanti) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.

-ṭam A jasmine flower (kundapuṣpa).

Derivable forms: varaṭaḥ (वरटः).

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Varāṭa (वराट).—[varamalpaṃ aṭati aṭ-aṇ Tv.]

1) A cowrie.

2) A rope, cord.

3) The seed vessel; वराटकिञ्जल्कनिभोष्ठदन्तः (varāṭakiñjalkanibhoṣṭhadantaḥ) Rām. ch.1.7.

Derivable forms: varāṭaḥ (वराटः).

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Vāraṭa (वारट).—

1) A field.

2) A number of fields.

-ṭā A goose.

Derivable forms: vāraṭam (वारटम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Varaṭa (वरट).—(m.? Sanskrit Lex. °ṭa, °ṭā, a kind of wasp; Deśī varaḍā), a noxious insect (wasp?): Mahā-Māyūrī 252.2.

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

Varaṭa (वरट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) 1. A gander. 2. A man of a barbarous or foreign race. n.

(-ṭaṃ) Many flowered jasmine. f. (-ṭā-ṭī) 1. A goose. 2. A wasp, &c. E. vṛ to choose, aff., aṭan; fem. aff. ṭāp or ṅīṣ .

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Varāṭa (वराट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) 1. A cord, a rope. 2. A Cowri: see the next.

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Vāraṭa (वारट).—n.

(-ṭaṃ) 1. A field. 2. A number of fields. f.

(-ṭā) A goose; also varaṭā. E. vār water, aṭ to go, aff. ac; or vṛ-aṭac .

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

Varaṭa (वरट).—I. m. A wasp. Ii. f. ṭā, ṭī, and varalā varalā. 1. A goose. 2. A wasp.

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Varāṭa (वराट).—m. 1. (akin to varatrā, probably a dialect. form of it), A cord. 2. The small shell, called (kaparda) cowrie, and used as a coin, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 88.

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Vāraṭā (वारटा).—i. e. varaṭa + a, f. A goose.

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

Varaṭa (वरट).—[masculine] a kind of grain; [feminine] ā *& ī a kind of wasp.

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Varāṭa (वराट).—[masculine] a cowry (used as a coin).

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

1) Varāṭa (वराट):—[from vara] m. a cowry (used as a coin), [Pañcatantra]

2) [v.s. ...] a rope, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Varatā (वरता):—[=vara-tā] [from vara] f. the being a blessing, [Kādambarī]

4) Varaṭa (वरट):—[from vara] m. a kind of grain, ([probably]) the seed of safflower, Carthamus Tinctorius, (= vara2), [Gṛhyāsaṃgraha; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]

5) [v.s. ...] a kind of wasp, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] a gander, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] an artisan of a [particular] class (reckoned among Mlecchas or Barbarians), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. varuṭa, varuḍa)

8) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a barbarous tribe, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) Varaṭā (वरटा):—[from varaṭa > vara] f. the seed of Carthamus Tinctorius, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) [v.s. ...] a kind of wasp, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) [v.s. ...] a goose, [Patañjali; Harṣacarita]

12) Varaṭa (वरट):—[from vara] n. a jasmine flower, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

13) Vāraṭa (वारट):—n. a field, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

14) a number of fields, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

15) Vāraṭā (वारटा):—[from vāraṭa] f. a species of bird belonging to the Vikiras, [Vāgbhaṭālaṃkāra]

16) [v.s. ...] a goose, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. vāralā).

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

1) Varaṭa (वरट):—(ṭaḥ) 1. m. A gander; a barbarian. f. A goose; a wasp. n. Many-flowered jasmine.

2) Varāṭa (वराट):—(ṭaḥ) 1. m. A cord; cowrie.

3) Vāraṭa (वारट):—(ṭaṃ) 1. n. A field; a number of fields. f. A goose.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Varaṭā (वरटा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Varaḍā, Varaḍī, Varāḍa, Varāḍaga, Varāḍaya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Varata 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

Varaṭa (ವರಟ):—

1) [noun] a male goose; a gander.

2) [noun] a kind of wasp.

3) [noun] the seed of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius).

4) [noun] a flower of any of various kinds of jasmine plants.

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Varāṭa (ವರಾಟ):—[noun] = ವರಾಳ [varala].

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Varāta (ವರಾತ):—

1) [noun] a demand or request made forcefully or authoritatively.

2) [noun] a persistent demand for payment of money, esp. for payment of interest or repayment of loan.

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Varāta (ವರಾತ):—[noun] the procession of a bridegroom.

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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.

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