Savarṇika, Savarnika, Sāvarṇika: 5 definitions
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Savarṇika 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Savarṇika (सवर्णिक).—A Bhārgava gotrakāra.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 19.
2a) Sāvarṇika (सावर्णिक).—The tenth Manu.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 26. 42.
2b) Paurāṇikas, versed in yajurvākyārtha.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 60.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySāvarṇika (सावर्णिक).—a. Belonging to the same tribe or caste.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sāvarṇikā (सावर्णिका):—[from sāvarṇaka > sāvarṇa] a f. Name of a [particular] Saṃhitā, [Catalogue(s)]
2) Sāvarṇika (सावर्णिक):—[from sāvarṇa] mf(ī)n. belonging to the same tribe or caste, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] belonging to Manu Sāvarṇa, or Sāvarṇi, [Harivaṃśa]
4) Sāvarṇikā (सावर्णिका):—[from sāvarṇika > sāvarṇa] b f. Name of a village (printed sābarṇ), [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSāvarṇika (ಸಾವರ್ಣಿಕ):—[noun] a man belonging, relating to or descending from the same family or ancestor, as another.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Dharmasavarnika, Yajurvakyarthapandita, Suryasavarnika, Sasavarna, Li, Rudrasavarnika, Savarnaka, Sarvaga, Savarna.
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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Canto C - The Fourteen Manvantaras concluded
Canto XCIV - The Raucya and future Manvantaras
Canto LXXVIII - The Birth of Vaivasvata in the Sāvarṇika Manvantara
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 11 - The description of creation (sṛṣṭi) (2) < [Section 7.1 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (1)]
Chapter 35 - The description of Vaivasvata < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 103 - Greatness of Kapāleśvara (Kapāla-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 19 - Dialogue between Sārasvata and Bhoja < [Section 2 - Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 11 - Origin of Rājabhaṭṭāraka < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCXXV < [Mokshadharma Parva]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 59 - The Birth of Vaivasvata < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 73 - Description of the glory of Viṣṇu < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 35 - The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]