Samskaravarjita, Saṃskāravarjita, Samskara-varjita: 5 definitions

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Samskaravarjita 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

[«previous next»] — Samskaravarjita in Marathi glossary

saṃskāravarjita (संस्कारवर्जित).—a (S) Of whom (a Brahman, Kshatriya &c.) the usual initiatory ceremonies, or the ceremonies necessary to purification, have not been observed.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary
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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samskaravarjita in Sanskrit glossary

Saṃskāravarjita (संस्कारवर्जित).—a. (a person of one of the three higher castes) over whom the purificatory ceremonies, particularly the threadceremony, have not been performed and who therefore becomes a Vrātya or outcast; cf. व्रात्य (vrātya).

Saṃskāravarjita is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saṃskāra and varjita (वर्जित). See also (synonyms): saṃskārarahita, saṃskārahīna.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃskāravarjita (संस्कारवर्जित).—m.

(-taḥ) A Brahman, &c., who has not received the usual initiatory ceremonies. E. saṃskāraṃ purificatory rite and varjita deprived of; also saṃskārarahita, saṃskārahīna, &c.

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

Saṃskāravarjita (संस्कारवर्जित):—[=saṃ-skāra-varjita] [from saṃ-skāra > saṃs-kṛ] mfn. = -hīna below.

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

Saṃskāravarjita (संस्कारवर्जित):—[saṃskāra-varjita] (taḥ) 1. m. A brāhman who has not undergone the purifying ceremonies.

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