Varnasamkara, Varṇasaṃkara, Varna-samkara: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVarṇasaṃkara (वर्णसंकर).—
1) confusion of castes through intermarriage; स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्ण- संकरः (strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇa- saṃkaraḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.41.
2) mixture or blending of colours; चित्रेषु वर्णसंकरः (citreṣu varṇasaṃkaraḥ) K. (where both senses are intended); Śiśupālavadha 14.37.
Derivable forms: varṇasaṃkaraḥ (वर्णसंकरः).
Varṇasaṃkara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṇa and saṃkara (संकर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇasaṃkara (वर्णसंकर).—[masculine] the mixture of castes (by intermarriage).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varṇasaṃkara (वर्णसंकर):—[=varṇa-saṃkara] [from varṇa > varṇ] m. mixture or blending of colours, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] mixture or confusion of castes through intermarriage, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata]
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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.
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Partial matches: Varna, Shankara.
Starts with: Varnasamkarajatimala, Varnasamkarata, Varnasamkarate, Varnasankara.
Ends with: Varnasankara.
Full-text: Varnasamkarika, Varnasamkarajatimala, Varnasamkarata, Samkarata, Varshneya, Paridhvamsa, Varnasankara, Shankara, Karaka.
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