Vivarna, Vivarṇa, Vivarṇā: 19 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Jyotisha
3. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Vivarna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

Vivarṇā (विवर्णा).—Name of a river (nadī) situated near the seven great mountains on the western side of mount Naiṣadha, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 83. These settlements consume the water flowing from these seven great mountains (Viśākha, Kambala, Jayanta, Kṛṣṇa, Harita, Aśoka and Vardhamāna). Niṣadha (Naiṣadha) is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण) refers to one who is “pale in face”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.25. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] on hearing these words of Rāma of pious rites, Satī was delighted. She praised him in her heart for his devotion to Śiva. Remembering her own action she was much distressed. She returned to Śiva, pale in face (vivarṇa) and gloomy in spirit”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण).—A kingdom of the east watered by Hlādinī.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 18. 55; Vāyu-purāṇa 47. 52.

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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.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण) refers to “dim” (i.e., not very bright), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 13), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the Ṛṣis should be crossed by meteoric falls, thunderbolts or comets, or if they should appear dim [i.e., vivarṇa] or without rays or of very small disc, they will cause misery and suffering to the persons and objects they severally represent; but if they should appear big or bright there will be happiness and prosperity”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण) refers to the “faded color” (of certain elephants), 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”]: “17. With little (bodily) fire and gall, and much wind; having stiff limbs, and rough skin; his limbs not very mobile, with abundant phlegm and faded color (vivarṇa), now he has reached the seventh stage”.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vivarṇa (विवर्ण).—a S Of deteriorated color, or of color changed for the worse.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vivarṇa (विवर्ण).—a Of deteriorated colour.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण).—a.

1) Colourless, pale, wan, pallid; नरेन्द्रमार्गाट्ट इव प्रपेदे विवर्णभावं स स भूमिपालः (narendramārgāṭṭa iva prapede vivarṇabhāvaṃ sa sa bhūmipālaḥ) R.6.67.

2) Discoloured, deprived of water (as a gem.); विवर्णमणीकृतम् (vivarṇamaṇīkṛtam) (kanakavala- yam) Ś.3.12.

3) Low, vile.

4) Ignorant, stupid, unlettered.

5) Bad-coloured; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.36.38.

-rṇaḥ An outcast, a man belonging to low caste.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण).—adj. (in this sense hardly recorded exc. in Wilson's Dict.; but compare vivarṇa-tā [Boehtlingk] 7.375), base, evil, wicked: duṣṭo °ṇo raudro dāruṇo sāhasiko Mahāvastu iii.361.13 (prose; of a wicked king). Cf. next two.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण).—mfn.

(-rṇaḥ-rṇā-rṇaṃ) 1. Low, vile. 2. Bad coloured. 3. Wanting colour. 4. Changing colour. m.

(-rṇaḥ) A man of a low caste, one of degrading occupation, an outcaste. E. vi privative and varṇa caste.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण).—I. adj. 1. wanting colour, pale, [Nala] 2, 2. 2. bad-coloured. 3. changing colour. 4. low. Ii. m. a man of a low caste.

Vivarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and varṇa (वर्ण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण).—[adjective] colourless or discoloured, pale; [abstract] tā [feminine], bhāva [masculine]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vivarṇa (विवर्ण):—[=vi-varṇa] [from vi] a mf(ā)n. colourless, bad-coloured, pale, wan, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] low, vile, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] belonging to a mixed caste, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] unlettered, stupid, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] m. a man of low caste or of degrading occupation, an out-caste, [Horace H. Wilson]

6) [=vi-varṇa] b etc. See p. 952, col. 2.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण):—[vi-varṇa] (rṇaḥ) 1. m. A man of low caste, outcast. a. Vile; without colour; of a bad colour or dye.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vivaṇṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vivarna in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण) [Also spelled vivarn]:—(a) faded, dimmed; (rendered) colourless; pallid; of a low caste (as opposed to [savarṇa]); ~[na] discolouration.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vivarṇa (ವಿವರ್ಣ):—

1) [adjective] having no colours; without colour; colourless.

2) [adjective] having lost one’s original or natural colour.

3) [adjective] mean; despicable; contemptible.

4) [adjective] lacking knowledge; ignorant; witless; unintelligent.

5) [adjective] having offensive colour or colours.

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Vivarṇa (ವಿವರ್ಣ):—[noun] (rhet.) a becoming pale (as from fear, guilt, etc.).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Vivarṇa (विवर्ण):—adj. 1. colorless; pale; pallid; 2. discolored; 3. low; vile; of low origin; 4. stupid; ignorant; n. 1. an outcast; a man belonging to a low caste; 2. a low; wretched man;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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