Varanavata, Vāraṇāvata: 8 definitions
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Varanavata 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)
Vāraṇāvata (वारणावत).—The place where Duryodhana built the wax-house for the Pāṇḍavas. It is believed that the modern village Varṇava, 19 miles north east to Meerut in North India, is the place where this Purāṇic Vāraṇāvata stood. Information about Vāraṇāvata found in Mahābhārata, is given below;
(i) Once the ministers of Dhṛtarāṣṭra made a consultation about the festival in this city. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 192, Stanza 3).
(ii) Vāraṇāvata was one of the five villages requested for by the Pāṇḍavas, on their return after their life in the forest. (Mahābhārata Udyoga Parva, Chapter 31, Stanza 19).
(iii) Yuyutsu, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, carried on a battle here for six months. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 19, Verse 58).
Vāraṇāvata (वारणावत).—The city of Hastināpura; Satyabhāmā goes there to complain to Kṛṣṇa often about the death of her father by Śatadhanvā;1 here Kṛṣṇa went to perform the last obsequies to the Pāṇḍavas who were reported to have been burnt down.2
Vāraṇāvata (वारणावत) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. V.31.19 ) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Vāraṇāvata) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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
Vāraṇāvata (वारणावत).—Name of a town.
Derivable forms: vāraṇāvataḥ (वारणावतः), vāraṇāvatam (वारणावतम्).
Vāraṇāvata (वारणावत).—i. e. vāraṇa + vant + a (m. or n.), A name of Hastināpura, [Hiḍimbavadha] 1, 30.
Vāraṇāvata (वारणावत).—[neuter] [Name] of a city.
Vāraṇāvata (वारणावत):—[from vāra] n. Name of a town (situated on the Ganges at a distance of 8 days' journey from Hastināpura), [Mahābhārata]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Varanavataka, Varanavatam.
Full-text: Varanavatam, Varanavataka, Kancideka, Jatugriha, Purochana, Avisthala, Arakkillam, Duryodhana, Duryodha, Yatra.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 108 < [Volume 20 (1918)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXLV < [Jatugriha Parva]
Section CXLVIII < [Jatugriha Parva]
Section CXLVI < [Jatugriha Parva]
Chapter 12 - The House of Lac at Varanavata < [Adi Parva]
Chapter 2 - The Fall of Duryodhana < [Salya Parva]
Bheeshma and Drona < [January 1951]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)