Varnamala, Varṇamālā, Varna-mala: 11 definitions
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Varnamala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVarṇamālā (वर्णमाला) refers to a “garland of letters”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “(Kubjikā’s) iconic form is threefold (according to whether it is) in (the transmission) of the Child, Middle One or the Aged. [...] (She holds) a skull, a rosary, the five immortal substances, an ascetic’s staff, the Kādi scripture, conch, and the great nectar which is filled constantly with (the recitation of her Trikhaṇḍā Vidyā) consisting of 292 syllables. The garland of vowels on her head rains down a stream of nectar. The garland of letters [i.e., varṇamālā] that (hangs from) the neck of the goddess (reaches) the soles (of her) feet. The necklace around her neck, made of fifty scorpions, looks beautiful [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvarṇamālā (वर्णमाला).—f (S Wreath or garland of the letters.) The alphabet.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvarṇamālā (वर्णमाला).—f The alphabet.
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 dictionaryVarṇamālā (वर्णमाला).—the alphabet.
Varṇamālā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṇa and mālā (माला). See also (synonyms): varṇarāśi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇamālā (वर्णमाला).—f.
(-lā) The alphabet. E. varṇa a letter, mālā a garland.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇamāla (वर्णमाल).—f. lā, the alphabet.
Varṇamāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṇa and māla (माल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVarṇamālā (वर्णमाला) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—jy. B. 4, 192. Peters. 2, 194 (Varṇamālāpraśnagrantha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇamālā (वर्णमाला):—[=varṇa-mālā] [from varṇa > varṇ] f. order or series of letters ([especially] rows of letters written on a board or in a diagram), the alphabet, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇamālā (वर्णमाला):—[varṇa-mālā] (lā) 1. f. Alphabet.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVarṇamālā (वर्णमाला):—n. syllabary; alphabet;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Varna, Maala, Mala.
Starts with: Varnamalagra, Varnamalai, Varnamalaprashnagrantha.
Ends with: Navavarnamala.
Full-text: Varnamalaprashnagrantha, Navavarnamala, Varnamalai, Vannamalai, Varnmaala, Varnarashi, Bija, Shiksha, Devnagri, Devanagari, Samskrita, Dvatrimshat, Matrika.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 139 [Vargapañcaka forms seed for pañcāśat varṇas] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Forms of Praṇava < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Verse 1 [Invocation to Lord Gaṇeśa] < [Chapter 1 - First Vimarśa]
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 4 - Preliminaries to the Puraścaraṇa (continuous repetition of the Mantra) < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XXV - Varṇamālā (the Garland of Letters) < [Section 3 - Ritual]
Chapter XXIX - Kuṇḍalinī Śakti (Yoga) < [Section 4 - Yoga and Conclusions]
Chapter XXVI - Śākta Sādhanā (the Ordinary Ritual) < [Section 3 - Ritual]
Reviews < [January – March, 1986]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 4 - Tamil and Religion < [Volume 4.1.2 - The conception of Paramanaiye Paduvar]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 74 - Arjuna’s Wish and Its Fulfilment < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]