Varnavakrishta, Varṇāvakṛṣṭa, Varna-avakrishta: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Varṇāvakṛṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Varnavakrsta or Varnavakrishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVarṇāvakṛṣṭa (वर्णावकृष्ट).—a Śūdra; अपि वर्णावकृष्टस्तु नारी वा धर्मकाङ्क्षिणी (api varṇāvakṛṣṭastu nārī vā dharmakāṅkṣiṇī) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.24.34.
Derivable forms: varṇāvakṛṣṭaḥ (वर्णावकृष्टः).
Varṇāvakṛṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṇa and avakṛṣṭa (अवकृष्ट).
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: Avakrishta, Varna.
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