Varapradana, Varapradāna: 6 definitions
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Varapradana 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
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Varapradāna (वरप्रदान) refers to the “virtue of a boon”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Some say that Rāhu, the asura, though his head was cut, dies not but lives in the shape of a planet having tasted of ambrosia. That he has a disc like the sun and moon and as that disc is black it is invisible when in the sky except on the occasion of eclipses in virtue of a boon [i.e., varapradāna] from Brahmā. Others say that he resembles a serpent in shape with his head severed from his tail; a few that he is bodiless, that he is mere darkness and that he is the son of Siṃhikā. [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Varapradāna (वरप्रदान).—n.
(-naṃ) Conferring a boon. E. vara and pradāna giving.
Varapradāna (वरप्रदान):—[=vara-pradāna] [from vara] n. the bestowal of a boon, [Mahābhārata; Hitopadeśa etc.]
Varapradāna (वरप्रदान):—[vara-pradāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Conferring a boon.
Varapradāna (वरप्रदान):—n.
1) = varadāna
1) [Mahābhārata 1, 7724.] [Spr. 2736.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 5, 2.] [Hitopadeśa 116, 10.] [Raghuvaṃśa 2] in der Unterschr.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Varapradāna (ವರಪ್ರದಾನ):—[noun] = ವರದಾನ [varadana].
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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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 92 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1908)]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Analysis of Nirvahaṇa Sandhi < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Shiva Gita (study and summary) (by K. V. Anantharaman)
Subject Index of the Visnu-Purana < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
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Chapter 7 - Saptama-anka (saptamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]