Varakasa: 2 definitions

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Varakasa means something in 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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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

varakasa (वरकस).—n m A common term for the inferior cereal grains and pulses. See the list of the excluded kinds under the adjective.

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varakasa (वरकस).—a An epithet in common for the inferior cereal grains, i. e. for all except rice, wheat, barley, holcus sorghum, holcus spicatus; also for all the pulses except tūra, harabharā, vaṭāṇā, mūga, maṭha. 2 Fit only for the culture of varakasa--land.

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varakasa (वरकस).—a (vara & kasa) Of the superior test, of higher quality--gold. Hence Superior or excelling more generally: also superintending, controlling, ruling over; as sarvapaśūcā va0 vāgha, pakṣyāñcā va0 bairīsasāṇā, mulāñcā va0 pantōjī, undirāñcā va0 māñjara. 2 Used sometimes as s m Superiority or advantage (as established, exercised, or obtained over). v basava, cālava, caḍhava, miḷava.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

varakasa (वरकस).—a Superior. m Superiority, n m A common term for the in ferior cereal grains.

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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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