Varcasa: 7 definitions
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Varcasa 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Varchasa.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)Varcasa (वर्चस) [=varcas?] refers to the “sacred power (of the purohita)”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa.—Accordingly to verse 1.61-64, Vasiṣṭha’s “holy spells defeat the enemy even from a distance”, and “his offering thrown into the fire becomes rain for the crops parched by drought”. It is the sacred power (brahmavarcasa) of the purohita thanks to which diseases and other disasters avoid the people. The king attributes the welfare and safety of his country to his Guru.
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)Varcasa (वर्चस) [=varcas?] refers to the “sacred power (of the purohita)”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa.—Accordingly to verse 1.61-64, Vasiṣṭha’s “holy spells defeat the enemy even from a distance”, and “his offering thrown into the fire becomes rain for the crops parched by drought”. It is the sacred power (brahmavarcasa) of the purohita thanks to which diseases and other disasters avoid the people. The king attributes the welfare and safety of his country to his Guru.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvarcasa (वर्चस).—n varcasva n varcasvatā f (varccasa S) Superiority, preeminence, surpassing or excelling state or quality.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvarcasa (वर्चस).—n varcasvatā f Superiority; preeminence.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarcasa (वर्चस).—[neuter] light, brightness, colour (—°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarcasa (वर्चस):—[from varca] n. (ifc.) = varcas, light, lustre, colour, [Atharva-veda; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.] (cf. brahma-v).
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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)
Ends with: Brahmanavarcasa, Brahmavarcasa, Candravarcasa, Hastivarcasa, Hiranyavarcasa, Palyavarcasa, Panyavarcasa, Rajavarcasa, Samanavarcasa, Sauryavarcasa, Sauvarcasa, Suvarcasa.
Full-text: Rajavarcasa, Suvarcasa, Hastivarcasa, Brahmavarcasa, Brahmavarcasakama, Varacasa, Varacasvata, Candravarcasa, Palyavarcasa, Varacasva, Samanavarcasa, Hiranyavarcasa, Varacasvi, Rajavarcasin, Sauryavarcasa, Brahmanavarcasa, Brahmavarcasya, Brahmavarcasin, Varcas.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Varcasa; (plurals include: Varcasas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 6.4.17-20 < [Chapter 4 - Journey to the City of Kuṇḍina]
Verses 5.15.18-19 < [Chapter 15 - Seeing Sri Radha]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.46 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.142-144 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
Ceremonies associated with Upanayana (initiation) < [Chapter 2 - Rituals of the Education System]