Varnapatha, Varṇapāṭha: 3 definitions

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Varnapatha 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.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

[«previous next»] — Varnapatha in Vyakarana glossary
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Varṇapāṭha (वर्णपाठ).—Serial mention or enumeration of letters in the fourteen Siva Sutras. The word is also used in the sense of the alphabet given in the Pratisakhya and grammar works; cf. एवं तर्हि वर्णपाठ एव उपदेशः करिष्यते (evaṃ tarhi varṇapāṭha eva upadeśaḥ kariṣyate) M.Bh. on P. I. 1.69.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Varnapatha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Varṇapāṭha (वर्णपाठ):—[=varṇa-pāṭha] [from varṇa > varṇ] m. ‘letter-register’, the alphabet, [Patañjali]

[Sanskrit to German]

Varnapatha 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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