Vivarna, Vivarṇa, Vivarṇā: 18 definitions
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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-purāṇaVivarṇā (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 TranslationVivarṇa (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 IndexVivarṇa (विवर्ण).—A kingdom of the east watered by Hlādinī.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 18. 55; Vāyu-purāṇa 47. 52.
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 VarahamihiraVivarṇa (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”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvivarṇa (विवर्ण).—a S Of deteriorated color, or of color changed for the worse.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvivarṇa (विवर्ण).—a Of deteriorated colour.
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 dictionaryVivarṇa (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 DictionaryVivarṇa (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 DictionaryVivarṇa (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 DictionaryVivarṇa (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 DictionaryVivarṇa (विवर्ण).—[adjective] colourless or discoloured, pale; [abstract] tā [feminine], bhāva [masculine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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 DictionaryVivarṇa (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.
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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 dictionaryVivarṇa (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 corpusVivarṇa (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.).
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 DictionaryVivarṇa (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;
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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Starts with: Vivarnaatmak-visheshan, Vivarnabhava, Vivarnaka, Vivarnamanikar, Vivarnamanikrita, Vivarnarupa, Vivarnata, Vivarnate, Vivarnatva, Vivarnavadana, Vivarnayati, Vivarnayitavya.
Ends with: Avivarna, Dvivarna.
Full-text: Vivarnavadana, Vivanna, Vivarnabhava, Vivarnata, Vaivarṇya, Vivarnamanikrita, Vaivarnika, Vaivarna, Vivarnamanikar, Kittaka, Kitta, Vivarn, Vidalapadaka, Arushya, Vivarnayati, Hladini, Vivarana.
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