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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hīnavarṇa (हीनवर्ण).—a.

1) of low caste.

2) of inferior rank.

Hīnavarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hīna and varṇa (वर्ण).

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

Hīnavarṇa (हीनवर्ण).—mfn.

(-rṇaḥ-rṇā-rṇaṃ) Of a low caste, outcaste, vile. E. hīna, varṇa caste.

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

Hīnavarṇa (हीनवर्ण):—[=hīna-varṇa] [from hīna > hā] ([Hitopadeśa]) mfn. of low caste, outcaste.

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

Hīnavarṇa (हीनवर्ण):—[hīna-varṇa] (rṇaḥ-rṇā-rṇaṃ) a. Of low caste.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Varna, Hina.

Ends with: Kathinavarna, Nihinavarna, Vihinavarna.

Full-text: Vihinavarna, Nihinavarna, Hinajati.

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

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