A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Varnasankara
This page describes Varnasankara which is located on page 503 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Varnasankara” according to 6 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita [by Narayana Gosvami]
doshair etaih kula-ghnanam varna-sankara-karakaih | utsadyante jati-dharmah kula-dharmash ca shashvatah || 42 || doshaih etaih–by these faults; kula-ghnanam–of the destroyers of the dynasty; varna-sankara–impure progeny;karakaih–causing; utsadyante–sink into oblivion; jati-dharmah–religious occupation according to birth; kula-dharmah–the system of varnashrama and the family tradition; ca–and; shashvatah–the eternal....
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana [by Chaitali Kadia]
Mixed Caste (Varna Sankara). In Indian society there are people of not only these four castes but also other castes. The word ‘Sankara has been used to refer to all these other races or castes. Which means a mixture of other nations that are formed in marriage. The word ‘Sankara in Manusmriti (MS-5/89, 10/40) refers to a combination or mixtures of Varnas . This thinking was born out of various issues such as hypogamy....
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Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) [by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah]
Those were-candala, mleccha, shavara, barbara etc. 1 Candala: According to Manu the candala is a varnasankara and people belonging to this class were lower or worse than shudra. varnasankara implies marriage with women of different castes who must not to be married. The Amarakosha also mentions about candala as— syaccandalastu janito brahmanyam vrishalena yah. The word shvapaka (i. e. , the person who eats dog s meat) and janangam are used to indicate candala in this gadyakavya....
Read full contents: Part 3: Description of Different Tribes and Sub-Castes
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