Krimivarna, Kṛmivarṇa, Krimi-varna: 5 definitions

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Krimivarna 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.

The Sanskrit term Kṛmivarṇa can be transliterated into English as Krmivarna or Krimivarna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṛmivarṇa (कृमिवर्ण).—red cloth.

Derivable forms: kṛmivarṇaḥ (कृमिवर्णः).

Kṛmivarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛmi and varṇa (वर्ण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kṛmivarṇā (कृमिवर्णा).—a kind of red cloth: Mahāvyutpatti 9174; Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā 22b.4; according to Chin. on Mahāvyutpatti something like red gauze.

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

Kṛmivarṇa (कृमिवर्ण):—[=kṛmi-varṇa] [from kṛmi] m. or n. (?), red cloth, [Buddhist literature; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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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