Varkshi, Vārkṣī: 3 definitions
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Varkshi 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.
The Sanskrit term Vārkṣī can be transliterated into English as Varksi or Varkshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVārkṣī (वार्क्षी).—Daughter of the hermit Kaṇḍu. It is stated in (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 195, Stanza 15, that she became the wife of the ten Pracetases. It is stated in Bhāgavata, Skandha 6, that Dakṣa was born from this Vārkṣī
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVārkṣī (वार्क्षी).—The daughter of trees, given in marriage to the ten Pracetas as. Dakṣa was their son.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 4. 15-17.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVārkṣī (वार्क्षी):—[from vārkṣa] f. ‘daughter of the trees’, Name of the wife of Pracetas, [Mahābhārata]
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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Ends with: Durvarkshi.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
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