Varshman, Varshma, Varṣma, Varṣman, Vashrma: 15 definitions
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Varshman 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 terms Varṣma and Varṣman can be transliterated into English as Varsma or Varshma or Varsman or Varshman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVarṣman (वर्ष्मन्) refers to the “body”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.5 (“The Tripuras are fascinated).—Accordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: “[...] It is said in the Vedas that Bliss is an aspect of the Brahman. That shall be taken as it is. It is false to bring in various alternatives. One shall seek and enjoy happiness as long as the body (varṣman) is hale and hearty, as long as the sense-organs are not impaired and as long as the old age is far off. When there is sickness, impairment of the sense-organs and old age how can one derive happiness? Hence those who seek happiness shall be prepared to give away even the body. [...]”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusVarṣman (वर्ष्मन्) refers to the “body” (of an elephant), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “7. Who is fairly marked with abundant spots on the ear lobes, temples, mouth corners, vilāga, upper rims of the eye sockets, both ear tips, and pratimāna; whose body is free from wrinkles (valihīna-varṣmā); such, they say, is a naikārika, in the sixth year”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVarṣma (वर्ष्म).—The body; see below.
Derivable forms: varṣmam (वर्ष्मम्).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVarṣman (वर्ष्मन्).—n. [vṛṣ-manin Uṇādi-sūtra 4.164]
1) Body, form; पृथुवर्ष्मभिरश्मभिः (pṛthuvarṣmabhiraśmabhiḥ) Śiva B.23.64.
2) A measure, height; वर्ष्म द्विपानां विरुवन्त उच्चकैर्वनेचरेभ्यश्चिरमाचचक्षिरे (varṣma dvipānāṃ viruvanta uccakairvanecarebhyaściramācacakṣire) Śiśupālavadha 12.64; गज- वर्ष्म किरातेभ्यः शशंसुर्देवदारवः (gaja- varṣma kirātebhyaḥ śaśaṃsurdevadāravaḥ) R.4.76.
3) A handsome or lovely form.
4) Surface (as of a mountain); शकुनि- शबलनीडानोकहस्निग्धवर्ष्मा (śakuni- śabalanīḍānokahasnigdhavarṣmā) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṣma (वर्ष्म).—n.
(-rṣmaṃ) The body: see the next.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṣman (वर्ष्मन्).—n. (-rṣma) 1. The body. 2. Measure. 3. Height, elevation. 4. A handsome form. 5. A stone. E. vṛṣ to sprinkle, aff. manin; also with a final vowel varṣma .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṣman (वर्ष्मन्).—n. 1. The body, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 94, 54; [Hiḍimbavadha] 2, 7 (at the end of a comp. adj. Having the body of a mass of clouds, i. e. as black as a big cloud). 2. Height. 3. A measure, largeness, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 4, 76; Mahābhārata 1, 1443. 4. A handsome form.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṣman (वर्ष्मन्).—1. [masculine] height, top, crown of the head.
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Varṣman (वर्ष्मन्).—2. [neuter] height, elevation, surface, point; size, extent; body.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varśman (वर्श्मन्):—m. = [Zend] bareṡman [Catalogue(s)]
2) Varṣman (वर्ष्मन्):—[from varṣiman] m. height, top, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] the vertex, [Ṛg-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] n. (varihman) height, top, surface, uttermost part, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] height, greatness, extent, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] measure, [Horace H. Wilson]
7) [v.s. ...] body, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Yājñavalkya] etc.
8) [v.s. ...] a handsome form or auspicious appearance, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] mfn. holding rain, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varṣma (वर्ष्म):—[from varṣiman] 1. varṣma m., [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra i, 3, 8] (varṣmo’smi [probably] [wrong reading] for varṣmāsmi)
2) [v.s. ...] n. body, form = varṣman, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] 2. varṣma in [compound] for varṣman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṣma (वर्ष्म):—(rṣmaṃ) 1. n. The body.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṣman (वर्ष्मन्):—(rṣma) 5. n. Idem; measure; height; fine form.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusVaṣrma (ವಷ್ರ್ಮ):—
1) [noun] the human body.
2) [noun] measurement (as height, length, width, breadth, etc.).
3) [noun] handsomeness; attractiveness of the body.
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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