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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Varṇāvarṇa (वर्णावर्ण) refers to “(the divisions of) castes and outcastes”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.5 (“The Tripuras are fascinated).—Accordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: “[...] It is unnecessary to divide the people into different castes. When all are men who is superior and who is inferior? [...] Some of the ancestors thought that the four castes are born of mouth, arms, thighs etc. of Brahmā. But when we consider, this does not fit in properly. How can sons born of the same body or from the same body be of four different castes? Hence the divisions of castes and outcastes (varṇāvarṇa-vibhāga) do not appear to be sound. Hence no difference between man and man should be entertained. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

varṇāvarṇa (वर्णावर्ण).—m S Caste and no-caste; caste indiscriminately or indefinitely. See ex. under yātā- yātī.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Partial matches: Avarna, Varna.

Ends with: Savarnavarna, Suvarnavarna, Svarnavarna.

Full-text: Avarna.

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