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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

varaṇḍa (वरंड).—f (S A heap of grass.) A load (esp. head-load) of grass.

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varaṇḍa (वरंड).—f varaṇḍā m varaṇḍī f varāṇḍā m A parapet or low edging wall (as on the margin of a road, along a veranda &c.); a raised border to a garden-bed; a boundary-ridge betwixt two fields; a platform of masonry along a piece of ground, as a landmark. 2 Applied, sometimes, from the resemblance of its form, to the long mass of trodden and prepared earth from which squares called bhēṇḍā are cut. 3 varaṇḍa & varaṇḍī are further Coping of a wall; a stuckle or corn-shock; a roll-form bundle of reaped (esp. of rice) stalks; the ridge or a raised corner of a chappara or thatch. 4 varaṇḍā is further, esp. in S. Konkan̤, a loose heap of stones.

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varāṇḍā (वरांडा).—m See under varaṇḍa & varaṇḍā.

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

varaṇḍa (वरंड).—f A load of grass or hay.

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varaṇḍa (वरंड).—f-ḍā m-ḍī f A parapet or low edging wall.

context information

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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Varaṇḍa (वरण्ड).—[vṛ-aṇḍac Un.1.12]

1) A multitude, group.

2) A pimple or eruption on the face.

3) A veranda.

4) A heap of grass.

5) The string of a fish-hook.

6) Pocket.

7) The middle part of the sacrificial altar (vedī); see वरण्डक (varaṇḍaka). (The word varaṇḍalambuka in yadidānīmahaṃ varaṇḍalambuka iva dūramutkṣipya pātitaḥ Mṛcchakaṭika 1. is of doubtful meaning; it seems to mean 'an over-hanging or projecting wall', which, if raised high, is sure to topple down; so in the case of the Sūtradhāra whose expectations were raised very high only to be cruelly disappointed. varaṇḍa may mean a contrivance for drawing water from a well (named ākatī in Marathi) and लम्बुक (lambuka) is its handle.)

Derivable forms: varaṇḍaḥ (वरण्डः).

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Varaṇḍā (वरण्डा).—

1) A dagger, knife.

2) A kind of bird (sārikā).

3) The wick of a lamp.

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

Varaṇḍa (वरण्ड).—m.

(-ṇḍaḥ) 1. A portico. 2. Pimples on the face. 3. A multitude. 4. A heap of grass. 5. The string of a fish-hook. 6. A packet, a package. 7. A long rod according to some; a projecting wall according to others. f.

(-ṇḍā) 1. A small bird, (Turdus.) 2. A dagger. 3. The wick of a lamp. E. vṛñ to cover, &c., Unadi aff. aṇḍac .

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

Varaṇḍa (वरण्ड).— (vb. vṛ), m. 1. A portico. 2. The string of a fish-hook. 3. A packet. 4. A multitude. 5. A heap of grass. 6. Pimples on the face.

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

Varaṇḍa (वरण्ड).—[masculine] the string of a fish hook.

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

1) Varaṇḍa (वरण्ड):—[from vara] m. ([Uṇādi-sūtra i, 128]) the string of a fishhook (cf. -lambuka), [Mṛcchakaṭikā]

2) [v.s. ...] (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a multitude

3) [v.s. ...] an eruption on the face

4) [v.s. ...] a rampart separating two combatant elephants

5) [v.s. ...] a heap of grass

6) [v.s. ...] a packet, package

7) Varaṇḍā (वरण्डा):—[from varaṇḍa > vara] f. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) Turdus Salica

8) [v.s. ...] a dagger, knife

9) [v.s. ...] the wick of a lamp.

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

Varaṇḍa (वरण्ड):—(ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. A portico; pimples in the face; heap of grass; string of a fish-hook; a packet; a bird.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Varaṇḍa (वरण्ड) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Varaṃḍa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Varanda in German

context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Varaṃḍa (वरंड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Varaṇḍa.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Varaṃḍa (ವರಂಡ):—[noun] an open porch or portico, usu. roofed, along the outside of a building; a verandah.

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Varāṃḍa (ವರಾಂಡ):—[noun] an open porch or portico, usu. roofed, along the outside of a building; a verandah.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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