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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVarṇam (வர்ணம்) noun < varṇa.
1. Colour; hue; நிறம். ரிஷபத்துவசவர்ணம் [niram. rishapathuvasavarnam] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி [thakkayagapparani] 634, உரை [urai]).
2. See வருணம்¹ [varunam¹], 2, 3, 5, 6, 8,
9. 3. Tone, sound; ஓசை. [osai.] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 605, உரை. [urai.])
4. Letter of the alphabet; எழுத்து. [ezhuthu.]
5. (Music) Musical notes pertaining to a tune; இராகத்திற் குரிய சுவரத்தின் எழுத்துக்கள். முதலில் வர்ணஞ் சொல்லிக்கொடுத்துப் பின் கீர்த்தனஞ்சொல்லித் தர வேண்டும். [iragathir kuriya suvarathin ezhuthukkal. muthalil varnagn sollikkoduthup pin kirthananchollith thara vendum.]
6. Turmeric; மஞ்சள். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [manchal. (vaithiya muligai)]
7. Saffron powder; குங்குமம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [kungumam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
8. Ointment; பூச்சுத்திரவியம். (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [puchuthiraviyam. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]
9. Quality; character; குணம். (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [kunam. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]
10. See வருணம்¹ [varunam¹], 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
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Varṇam (வர்ணம்) noun < varṇa. Degree of fineness, as of gold; மாற்று. கைங்கர்யைகப்ரயோ ஜனராயிருக்கு மவர்களுடைய பரமைகாந்தித்வம் ஷோடஶவர்ணஸ்வர்ணத்தோடொக்கும் [marru. kaingaryaigaprayo janarayirukku mavarkaludaiya paramaiganthithvam shodashavarnasvarnathodokkum] (ரஹஸ்ய. [rahasya.] 846).
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Starts with (+6): Varnama, Varnamaccittu, Varnamala, Varnamalagra, Varnamalai, Varnamalaprashnagrantha, Varnamale, Varnamalika, Varnamancika, Varnamantrarshichandonirupana, Varnamantrarshichhandonirupana, Varnamarkati, Varnamarkatiprastara, Varnamatar, Varnamatra, Varnamatramarkatitika, Varnamatri, Varnamatrika, Varnamatsarya, Varnamaya.
Ends with (+2): Aivarnam, Apiditavarnam, Cauvarnam, Curanavarnam, Cuvarnam, Cuvatuvarnam, Kiruttinavarnam, Koppuvarnam, Mekavarnam, Miciravarnam, Muttuvarnam, Pancavarnam, Parivarnam, Prativarnam, Savarnam, Suvarnam, Svarnam, Turuvarnam, Vatuvarnam, Vitivarnam.
Full-text (+8): Varnamvai, Prativarnam, Varnavelai, Vitivarnam, Kiruttinavarnam, Miciravarnam, Yathavarnam, Cittira-varnacelai, Muttuvarnam, Neli-varnacelai, Curanavarnam, Koppuvarnam, Varunakam, Yathamantravarnam, Varnattakatu, Yathavarnavidhanam, Pancavarnam, Calankai-muntanki, Aivarnam, Nakamuti.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 11.24 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 11.12 < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Text 7.52 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 6.2 < [Chapter 6 - Third-rate Poetry and Super-excellent Poetry]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.29 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]