Varicatvara, Vāricatvara, Vari-catvara: 5 definitions

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Varicatvara 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Varichatvara.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vāricatvara (वारिचत्वर).—a piece of water.

Derivable forms: vāricatvaraḥ (वारिचत्वरः).

Vāricatvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāri and catvara (चत्वर).

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

Vāricatvara (वारिचत्वर).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. An aquatic plant, (Pistia stratiotes.) 2. A piece of water. E. vāri water, catvara expanse.

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

1) Vāricatvara (वारिचत्वर):—[=vāri-catvara] [from vāri > vār] m. a piece of water, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] Pistia Stratiotes, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vāricatvara (वारिचत्वर):—[vāri-catvara] (raḥ) 1. m. An aquatic plant (Pistia); a piece of water.

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Varicatvara 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.

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