Varahakanda, Varāhakanda, Varaha-kanda: 4 definitions
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Varahakanda 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVarāhakanda (वराहकन्द).—a kind of esculent root.
Derivable forms: varāhakandaḥ (वराहकन्दः).
Varāhakanda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varāha and kanda (कन्द).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varāhakanda (वराहकन्द):—[=varāha-kanda] [from varāha] m. an esculent root, a sort of yam, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Vārāhakanda (वाराहकन्द):—[=vārāha-kanda] [from vārāha] n. the esculent root of Dioscorea, [Suśruta]
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVārāhakanda (वाराहकन्द):—n. wild edible roots like गिठो, भ्याकुर [giṭho, bhyākura ] etc.;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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