Savarnalakshya, Sāvarṇalakṣya, Savarna-lakshya: 5 definitions

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Savarnalakshya 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 Sāvarṇalakṣya can be transliterated into English as Savarnalaksya or Savarnalakshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Sāvarṇalakṣya (सावर्णलक्ष्य).—

1) a mark of the sameness of colour or cast.

2) skin.

Derivable forms: sāvarṇalakṣyam (सावर्णलक्ष्यम्).

Sāvarṇalakṣya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāvarṇa and lakṣya (लक्ष्य).

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

Sāvarṇalakṣya (सावर्णलक्ष्य).—n.

(-kṣyaṃ) 1. The skin. 2. Mark of the sameness of colour or caste.

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

Sāvarṇalakṣya (सावर्णलक्ष्य):—[=sāvarṇa-lakṣya] [from sāvarṇa] n. ‘mark of sameness of colour or caste’, the skin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Sāvarṇalakṣya (सावर्णलक्ष्य):—[sāvarṇa-lakṣya] (kṣyaṃ) 1. n. Skin.

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Savarnalakshya 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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