Varnasankara, Varṇasaṅkara, Varnasamkara: 7 definitions
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Varnasankara 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVarṇasaṅkara (वर्णसङ्कर).—See under Ekādaśasaṅkara Varṇas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVarṇasaṅkara (वर्णसङ्कर).—The mixture of castes; Yayāti marrying Devayānī; wants exemption from Śukra who grants it.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 30. 33-4.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvarṇasaṅkara (वर्णसंकर).—m (S) A mixed caste or race; one proceeding from the promiscuous intercourse of the four tribes in the first instance; and again from their commerce with the descendants of such a connection, or the indiscriminate cohabitation of those descendants amongst one another. 2 Confusion of castes thus arising.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvarṇasaṅkara (वर्णसंकर).—m A mixed caste. Confusion of castes.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇasaṅkara (वर्णसङ्कर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. Mixture or confusion of castes. 2. A man or tribe of mixed origin, or from a father and mother of different castes. E. varṇa and sama + kṛ-ap saṅkara mixture. varṇataḥ saṅkaraḥ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇasaṅkara (वर्णसङ्कर):—[varṇa-saṅkara] (raḥ) 1. m. A confusion of castes. a. Of mixed caste.
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 corpusVarṇasaṃkara (ವರ್ಣಸಂಕರ):—
1) [noun] an interclass marriage which was earlier prohibited on religious ground.
2) [noun] an abandoning of one’s family occupation and pursuing of another vocation.
3) [noun] admixture of different colours (as to get different shades).
4) [noun] a combination of different alphabets that are acoustically incoherent.
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, Shankara.
Starts with: Varnasamkarate.
Full-text: Varnasamkara, Samkarata, Varnasamkarika, Paridhvamsa, Karaka.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 1.42 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Verse 3.24 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Mixed Caste (Varṇa Saṅkara) < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Caturāśrama (Four Āśramas) < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
Part 3: Description of Different Tribes and Sub-Castes < [Chapter 2 - Caste System]
Part 2: Caste Hierarchy, Status and Duties < [Chapter 2 - Caste System]
1. Similarities (4): Caste and Āśrama < [Chapter 8 - Comparative Society as described in the Kādambarī and the Harṣacarita]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.162 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.353 < [Section XLVI - Adultery]
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