Varnashraya, Varṇāśraya: 1 definition

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Varnashraya 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 Varṇāśraya can be transliterated into English as Varnasraya or Varnashraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

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Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Varṇāśraya (वर्णाश्रय).—A grammatical operation depending upon a single letter i.e. an operation caused by a letter singly; cf, वर्णाश्रये नास्ति प्रत्ययलक्षणम् (varṇāśraye nāsti pratyayalakṣaṇam) | ParSek.Pari.21; cf.also वर्णाश्रयः प्रत्ययो वर्णविचालस्यानिमित्तम् । दाक्षिः (varṇāśrayaḥ pratyayo varṇavicālasyānimittam | dākṣiḥ)l M.Bh.onP. I.1.39 Vart.10.

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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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