Varshaphala, Varṣaphala: 5 definitions
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Varshaphala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Varṣaphala can be transliterated into English as Varsaphala or Varshaphala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureVarṣaphala (वर्षफल) is the name of an ancient Brahmanical text dealing with “rain-making” and “rain-stopping”, similair to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier).—Cf. The Nepal–German Manuscript Preservation.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvarṣaphala (वर्षफल).—n (S) The events or fortunes of the year as determined astrologically on the first day of it.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Varṣaphala (वर्षफल) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—jy. See Maṇitthavarṣaphala.
—by Keśava. B. 4, 192.
—by Narasiṃha Kavi. Burnell. 79^b.
—by Nīlakaṇṭha. Burnell. 79^b. H. 328. Bp. 85. 273.
—[commentary] by Mādhava. Bp. 85. 273.
2) Varṣaphala (वर्षफल):—jy. [Bhau Dāji Memorial] 95.
3) Varṣaphala (वर्षफल):—from a Tājikatantra. L.. 1149 ([fragmentary]).
—ascribed to Maṇittha. L.. 1148.
Varṣaphala (वर्षफल):—[=varṣa-phala] [from varṣa] n. Name of [work]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVarṣaphala (ವರ್ಷಫಲ):—[noun] the prediction of rain fall, growth of crop, etc., made on the first day of a new lunar year.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Varsha, Phala.
Starts with: Varshaphalapaddhati, Varshaphalarahasya.
Ends with: Grahavarshaphala, Manitthavarshaphala, Tajikoktavarshaphala.
Full-text: Manitthavarshaphala, Varshaphalarahasya, Varshaphalapaddhati, Narasimha kavi, Grahavarshaphala, Keshavarka, Keshavaditya, Madhava, Nilakantha.
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