Varapaksha, Varapakṣa, Vara-paksha: 4 definitions
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Varapaksha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Varapakṣa can be transliterated into English as Varapaksa or Varapaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvarapakṣa (वरपक्ष).—m (S) The party of the bridegroom at a wedding.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvarapakṣa (वरपक्ष).—m The party of the bridegroom.
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 dictionaryVarapakṣa (वरपक्ष).—the party of the bridegroom (at a wedding); प्रमुदितवरपक्षमेकतस्तत् (pramuditavarapakṣamekatastat) R.6.86.
Derivable forms: varapakṣaḥ (वरपक्षः).
Varapakṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vara and pakṣa (पक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarapakṣa (वरपक्ष):—[=vara-pakṣa] [from vara] m. the party or side of bridegroom at a wedding, [Raghuvaṃśa]
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)
Partial matches: Paksha, Vara.
Ends with: Dvarapaksha, Svarapaksha.
Full-text: Varapakshiya.
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