Anyavarna, Anyavarṇa, Anya-varna: 5 definitions
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Anyavarna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnyavarṇa (अन्यवर्ण):—[=anya-varṇa] [from anya] (anya-) mf(ā)n. having another colour.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnyavarṇa (अन्यवर्ण):—I. Karmadh m.
(-rṇaḥ) 1) Another colour &c. (see the meanings of varṇa); e. g. (in Arithmetic) another symbol, rāśiṃ tena samutthāpya kuryādbhūyoparāṃ kriyām . sarūpeṇānyavarṇena kṛtvā pūrvapadaṃ samam ... Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-rṇaḥ-rṇā-rṇam) Having another colour &c. E. anya and varṇa.
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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 corpusAnyavarṇa (ಅನ್ಯವರ್ಣ):—
1) [noun] a different colour.
2) [noun] in Hinduism, a different caste.
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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Ends with: Hiranyavarna, Janyavarna.
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