Samavarna, Samavarṇa, Sama-varna: 10 definitions

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Samavarna means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Samāvarṇa (समावर्ण) refers to “having the same color (as the rising sun)”, according to the Vāruṇī Pūjā [i.e., Varuni Worship] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Oṃ in the mandala a passion called vajra, a milky ocean of the fluid Kha, By the idea of churning in ambrosia, in the beautiful ocean of sucking milk, In that arises the goddess of liquor, a beautiful pleasurable virgin, The same color (samāvarṇā) as the rising sun, equally splendid as red lacquer”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samavarna in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samavarṇa (समवर्ण).—a. being of equal caste; समवर्णे द्विजातीनां द्वादशैव व्यतिक्रम (samavarṇe dvijātīnāṃ dvādaśaiva vyatikrama) Manusmṛti 8.269.

Samavarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sama and varṇa (वर्ण).

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Samavarṇa (समवर्ण).—community of caste.

Derivable forms: samavarṇaḥ (समवर्णः).

Samavarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sama and varṇa (वर्ण).

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

Samavarṇa (समवर्ण).—mfn.

(-rṇaḥ-rṇī-rṇaṃ) Of the same caste, colour, &c. m.

(-rṇaḥ) Community of caste, &c. E. sama, and varṇa caste.

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

Samavarṇa (समवर्ण).—I. adj. of the same colour, caste, etc. Ii. m. community of caste.

Samavarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sama and varṇa (वर्ण).

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

Samavarṇa (समवर्ण).—[adjective] of the same colour or caste.

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

1) Samavarṇa (समवर्ण):—[=sama-varṇa] [from sama] mf(ā)n. of the same colour, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] being of eq° caste, [Manu-smṛti viii, 269; ix, 156]

3) [v.s. ...] m. community of caste etc., [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Samavarṇa (समवर्ण):—[sama-varṇa] (rṇaḥ-rṇī-rṇaṃ) a. Of the same colour or caste. m. Community of caste.

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Samavarna in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samavarna in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Samavarṇa (समवर्ण):—(a) of the same caste/colour; hence ~[] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samavarna in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sāmavarṇa (ಸಾಮವರ್ಣ):—[noun] = ಸಾಮ [sama]1.

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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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