Varnaprakasha, Varṇaprakāśa, Varna-prakasha: 4 definitions

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Varnaprakasha 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 Varṇaprakāśa can be transliterated into English as Varnaprakasa or Varnaprakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)

[«previous next»] — Varnaprakasha in Kosha glossary
Source: Shodhganga: Technical study of the dictionaries published in Sanskrit language since 1800 AD

Varṇaprakāśa (वर्णप्रकाश) deals with the spelling of words. It gives words of different spellings to ensure correct writing. The author of the lexicon is Karnapura of the 16th C.A.D. He states that he has consulted the puranas, yamakas, slesas, nineteen lexicons, dhatuvrttis and unadis.

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Kosha (कोश, kośa) refers to Sanskrit lexicons intended to provide additional information regarding technical terms used in religion, philosophy and the various sciences (shastra). The oldest extant thesaurus (kosha) dates to the 4th century AD.

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

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

Varṇaprakāśa (वर्णप्रकाश).—A minor work upon letters and their nature by a grammarian named Ghanasyama.

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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»] — Varnaprakasha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Varṇaprakāśa (वर्णप्रकाश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[grammatical] by Ghanaśyāma. Oudh. Xiv, 36.

2) Varṇaprakāśa (वर्णप्रकाश):—a vocabulary, by Kavikarṇapūra. Io. 3107. Poona. 321.

3) Varṇaprakāśa (वर्णप्रकाश):—a vocabulary by Kavikarṇapūra. Hpr. 1, 328.

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

Varṇaprakāśa (वर्णप्रकाश):—[=varṇa-prakāśa] [from varṇa > varṇ] m. Name of [work]

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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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