Varshi, Varṣi, Varṣī: 3 definitions
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Varshi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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 terms Varṣi and Varṣī can be transliterated into English as Varsi or Varshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesVarṣi (वर्षि) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIV.8.18, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Varṣi) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVārṣī (वार्षी):—[from vārṣa] f. = varṣā, the rainy season, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVarṣi (வர்ஷி) [varṣittal] 11 transitive verb & intransitive < vṛṣ. See வருஷி-. [varushi-.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+13): Vaarshik-harhisaab, Vaarshik-report, Varshik, Varshika, Varshika-harahisaba, Varshika-pariksha, Varshika-prativedana, Varshika-riporta, Varshika-sabha, Varshikakrityanirnaya, Varshikamallige, Varshikaprashna, Varshikatantra, Varshikavaradi, Varshike, Varshiki, Varshiko, Varshikodaka, Varshikotsava, Varshikya.
Ends with: Devarshi, Mukta-varshi, Narnaparvarshi, Navanavarshi, Nikamavarshin, Paravarshi, Parvarshi, Varshanuvarshi, Vipulavarshi, Yandancya-varshi.
Full-text: Yandancya-varshi, Kankanavarshita, Suntha, Snehala, Varshita, Shashti, Devarshi, Asthana, Nikama, Shikhandi.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.126 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
External Austerities (Tapas) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.38 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma (Garland of a Thousand Epithets of Viṣṇu) < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]