Alternative spellings of this word include Varichara.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Vāricara (वारिचर) [=Trivāricaradvīpa?] or Vāricaradvīpa refers to an island belonging to “Dakṣiṇa or Dakṣiṇadeśa (southern division)” classified under the constellations of Uttaraphālguni, Hasta and Citrā, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Uttaraphālguni, Hasta and Citrā represent the southern division consisting of [i.e., Vāricara-dvīpa] [...]”.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vāricara (वारिचर).—a. aquatic. (-raḥ) 1 a fish.

2) any aquatic animal; अनृणी चाप्रवासी च स वारिचर मोदते (anṛṇī cāpravāsī ca sa vāricara modate) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.313.15.

Vāricara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāri and cara (चर).

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

Vāricara (वारिचर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā or rī-raṃ) Aquatic, living or moving in water. m.

(-raḥ) A fish. E. vāri water, cara what goes.

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

Vāricara (वारिचर).—[adjective] living in or near water; [masculine] fish, [plural] [Name] of a people.

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

1) Vāricara (वारिचर):—[=vāri-cara] [from vāri > vār] mfn. or m. living in or near water, aquatic, an aquatic animal, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a fish, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

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

Vāricara (वारिचर):—[vāri-cara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. m. A fish.

[Sanskrit to German]

Varicara in German

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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)

Partial matches: Vari, Cara.

Starts with: Varicaradvipa, Varicaram.

Ends with: Trivaricara, Vibhavaricara.

Full-text: Varicaram, Arinin, Trivaricara, Varicaradvipa.

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