Varnakrama, Varṇakrama, Varna-krama: 7 definitions
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Varnakrama 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvarṇakrama (वर्णक्रम).—m (S) The order of the letters; alphabetical order.
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 dictionaryVarṇakrama (वर्णक्रम).—
1) the order of castes or colours.
2) alphabetical order or arrangement.
Derivable forms: varṇakramaḥ (वर्णक्रमः).
Varṇakrama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṇa and krama (क्रम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇakrama (वर्णक्रम).—m.
(-maḥ) 1. Order of caste or tribe. 2. Alphabetical arrangement, the alphabet. E. varṇa and krama course.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇakrama (वर्णक्रम).—[masculine] succession of colours or order of castes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varṇakrama (वर्णक्रम):—[=varṇa-krama] [from varṇa > varṇ] m. order or succession of colours, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] order of castes (meṇa ind. according to the order of castes), [Prabodha-candrodaya]
3) [v.s. ...] order or series of letters, alphabetical arrangement, alphabet, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] a [particular] Krama or method of reciting Vedic texts (See under krama), [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇakrama (वर्णक्रम):—[varṇa-krama] (maḥ) 1. m. Order of a caste; the alphabet.
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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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Partial matches: Krama, Varna.
Starts with: Varnakramadarpana, Varnakramalakshana, Varnakramavivarana.
Ends with: Varnasarabhutavarnakrama.
Full-text: Varnakramavivarana, Varnakramadarpana, Varnakramalakshana, Varnasarabhutavarnakrama, Varnakramena, Saur, Saura.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 300 [Śambhava-Śākta-Guru kramas] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Verse 227-228 [Sahasrāra and shower of Somarasa] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Verse 110 [Bhūcarī governs Ānandacakra] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]