The Sanskrit term Vaṛhā can be transliterated into English as Varha or Variha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Varha (वर्ह) refers to the “leaves” of a tree or plant, as mentioned in a list of seven synonyms, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Varha] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vaṛhā (वऱ्हा).—m The hole in the ground into which the boiled juice of the sugarcane is poured in order to cool.

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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 dictionary

Varha (वर्ह).—See बर्ह्, बर्ह, बर्हण (barh, barha, barhaṇa). बर्हिण, बर्हिन्, बर्हिस् (barhiṇa, barhin, barhis).

See also (synonyms): varh, varhaṇa, varhiṇa, varhin, varhis.

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Vārha (वार्ह).—See, बार्ह, बार्हद्रथ, बार्हद्रथि, बार्हस्पत, बार्हस्पत्य, बार्हिण, बाल, बालक (bārha, bārhadratha, bārhadrathi, bārhaspata, bārhaspatya, bārhiṇa, bāla, bālaka).

See also (synonyms): vārhadratha, vārhadrathi, vārhaspata, vārhasatypa, vārhiṇa, vāla, vālaka.

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

Varha (वर्ह).—n.

(-rhaṃ) 1. A peacock’s tail. 2. A leaf. 3. A sort of perfume, commonly Grant'hiparna. 4. Train, retinue. E. vṛh to increase, aff. ac; or varh or barh to cover, aff. ac; in the latter case it is written barha .

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

Varha (वर्ह).—see barha.

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

Varha (वर्ह):—varhiṣṭha, varhis See barha etc.

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

1) Varha (वर्ह):—[varha(ṅa)varhate] 1. d. To speak or tell; kill; cover. (ka) varhayati 10. a. To speak; hurt; shine; be chief.

2) (rhaṃ) 1. n. A peacock’s tail; a leaf; a perfume; a retinue.

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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)

Starts with: Varihada, Varihadaghara, Varihadagoshti, Varihadanem, Varihadani, Varihadi, Varihadina, Variharia.

Ends with: Edevariha.

Full-text (+12): Varhina, Barha, Upavarha, Shukavarha, Varhin, Varhabhara, Prabarha, Pravarham, Avarham, Pravarha, Barh, Parivarha, Avarha, Nivarhita, Varhadratha, Granthivarhin, Nivarhana, Nirbarhana, Nirbbarhana, Avarhita.

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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)

Kāṇḍa XI, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Eleventh Kāṇḍa]

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