Raktavarna, aka: Raktavarṇa, Rakta-varna; 4 Definition(s)

Introduction

Raktavarna 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

raktavarṇa (रक्तवर्ण).—a (S) pop. raktavarṇī a Blood-colored, blood-red.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

raktavarṇa (रक्तवर्ण) [-varṇī, -वर्णी].—a Blood-coloured.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

context information

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-English dictionary

Raktavarṇa (रक्तवर्ण).—a. red-coloured. (-rṇaḥ) 1 redcolour.

2) cochineal insect. (-rṇam) gold.

Raktavarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and varṇa (वर्ण).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Raktavarṇa (रक्तवर्ण).—mfn.

(-rṇaḥ-rṇā-rṇaṃ) Red, of a red colour. m.

(-rṇaḥ) 1. An earth-worm. “kellui”. 2. Red, (the colour.) n.

(-rṇaṃ) Gold. E. rakta red, varṇa colour.

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

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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: Rakta, Varna.

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