Varunapasha, Varuṇapāśa, Varuna-pasha: 5 definitions
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Varunapasha 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 Varuṇapāśa can be transliterated into English as Varunapasa or Varunapasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaruṇapāśa (वरुणपाश).—
1) a shark.
2) the noose of Varuṇa.
Derivable forms: varuṇapāśaḥ (वरुणपाशः).
Varuṇapāśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varuṇa and pāśa (पाश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaruṇapāśa (वरुणपाश).—[masculine] Varuṇa’s snare or noose.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varuṇapāśa (वरुणपाश):—[=varuṇa-pāśa] [from varuṇa > vara] m. V°’s snare or noose, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a shark, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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 corpusVaruṇapāśa (ವರುಣಪಾಶ):—
1) [noun] a cord, snare or noose, the weapon of Varuṇa.
2) [noun] any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, large marine fishes, which are voracious sometimes dangerous to humans; a shark.
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: Pasha, Varuna, Paca.
Starts with: Varunapashaka.
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