Varasana, Var-asana, Vara-asana, Varamasana, Varamāsana, Vārasāna, Varāsana, Vārāsana: 11 definitions
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Varasana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVarāsana (वरासन) refers to a “noble seat”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.21 (“Nārada instructs Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to Nārada: “[...] O celestial sage, O intelligent one, employed by Indra, the slayer of Bala, you came to Himalaya mountain roaming here and there as you pleased. You were then worshipped by the noble-souled mountain. You enquired of his health and happiness and you were seated in a noble seat [i.e., varāsana]. Then the lord of the mountains told you the story of his daughter from her service to Śiva to the burning of Kāma by Him. [...]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvārasāna (वारसान).—m pl ( Persian plural of ) Heirs. The word occurs in documents.
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 dictionaryVarāsana (वरासन).—
1) an excellent seat.
2) the chief seat, a seat of honour.
3) the China rose.
4) a cistern, reservoir. (-naḥ) 1 a door-keeper.
2) a lover, paramour
Derivable forms: varāsanam (वरासनम्).
Varāsana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vara and āsana (आसन).
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Vārāsana (वारासन).—a reservoir of water.
Derivable forms: vārāsanam (वारासनम्).
Vārāsana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vār and āsana (आसन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarāsana (वरासन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. The seat of honour. 2. An excellent seat. 3. A cistern, a reservoir. 4. The China rose. m.
(-naḥ) 1. A whoremonger. 2. A door-keeper. E. vara best, &c., āsana a seat.
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Vārāsana (वारासन).—n.
(-naṃ) A large water-jar, a cistern, a reservoir. E. vār water, āsana place of abiding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarāsana (वरासन).—[neuter] splendid seat, throne.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varāsana (वरासन):—[from vara] n. an excellent or chief seat, a throne, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a town, [Kālikā-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a cistern, reservoir, [Horace H. Wilson] (for vār-ās q.v.)
5) [v.s. ...] mfn. having an excellent seat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] m. a door-keeper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] a lover, paramour, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Varasāna (वरसान):—m. = dārika, [Uṇādi-sūtra ii, 86 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
9) Vārāsana (वारासन):—[=vār-āsana] [from vār] n. a water-reservoir, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varāsana (वरासन):—[varā+sana] (naṃ) 1. n. A cistern; a throne; China rose. m. Whoremonger; door-keeper.
2) Vārāsana (वारासन):—[vārā+sana] (naṃ) 1. n. A large waterjar; a cistern, reservoir.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVarāsana (वरासन):—(nm) seat of the bridegroom.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) varamāsana (ဝရမာသန) [(na) (န)]—
[vara+āsana．ma-akkharālā．]
[ဝရ+အာသန။ မ-အက္ခရာလာ။]
2) varāsana (ဝရာသန) [(na) (န)]—
[vara+āsana]
[ဝရ+အာသန]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Var, Vara, Asana.
Starts with: Varacanam, Varacanan.
Full-text: Pannattavarasana, Varacanam, Vahsadana, Varacanan, Kshobhaka, Pandukambala, Sarvakama.
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