Varshakari, Varṣakarī, Varsha-kari: 3 definitions
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Varshakari 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 Varṣakarī can be transliterated into English as Varsakari or Varshakari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
1) Varṣakarī (वर्षकरी):—[=varṣa-karī] [from varṣa-kara > varṣa] f. a cricket (this animal chirping in wet weather), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Varṣakārī (वर्षकारी):—[=varṣa-kārī] [from varṣa] f. ([according to] to [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] = sravat-pāṇipādā) ‘a girl with moist hands and feet, unfit for marriage’ (but of doubtful meaning), [Gṛhya-sūtra]
Varṣakarī (वर्षकरी):—[varṣa-karī] (rī) 3. f. A cricket.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Varṣakāri (ವರ್ಷಕಾರಿ):—[noun] that which brings or causes rains.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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