Vaivarnya, ³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹: 18 definitions
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Vaivarnya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: NÄá¹ya-Å›Ästra³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯, “change of colorâ€�).—One of the eight ‘involutary statesâ€� (²õÄå³Ù³Ù±¹¾±°ì²¹²ú³óÄå±¹²¹), according to the NÄá¹yaÅ›Ästra chapter 7. These ‘involutary statesâ€� are different from consequents (²¹²Ô³Ü²ú³óÄå±¹²¹) because of their arising from the inner nature (sattva). The term is used throughout ²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹ literature. (Also see the DaÅ›arÅ«pa 4.6-7)
: archive.org: Natya Shastra³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯, “change of colourâ€�) occurs as being due to cold, anger, fear, toil, sickness, fatigue and heat. Change of Colour should be represented by alteration of colour of the face by putting pressure on the artery, and this is dependent on the limbs.

Natyashastra (नाटà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯) refers to “palenessâ€� and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century YogasÄrasaá¹…graha (Yogasara-saá¹…graha) by VÄsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The YogasÄrasaṃgraha [mentioning ±¹²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (²ú³ó²¹¾±á¹£aÂá²â²¹-°ì²¹±ô±è²¹²ÔÄå) which is a branch of pharmacology (»å°ù²¹±¹²â²¹²µ³Üṇa).
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯) refers to the “discolouringâ€� (of the skin), according to the KÄÅ›yapa SaṃhitÄ: an ancient Sanskrit text from the PÄñcarÄtra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viá¹£acikitsÄ—an important topic from Ä€yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viá¹£avidyÄ or SarpavidyÄ).—Sage KaÅ›yapa gives a very accurate and graphic description of the lightening speed in which poison spreads in a snake-bite victim. The rapid speed which the »å³óÄå³Ù³Ü²õ or vitals of a snake-bite victim go through successive symptoms is called ±¹¾±á¹£a±¹±ð²µ²¹, characterised by seven stages. The third stage is characterised by discolouring (±¹²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹) of the skin.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Ä€yurveda and botany³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯) or ³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹cikitsÄ is the name of a section of the GaurÄ«kÄñcalikÄtantra (i.e., “Gauri Kanchalika Tantraâ€�): an ancient Sanskrit Shaiva Tantra framed as a dialogue between the God (Åšiva) and the Goddess (ÅšivÄ). The text deals with spiritual and medical herbalism such as the treatment of fever and diseases in the form of Kalpas, commonly known in Ä€yurveda as “remediesâ€� or “antidotesâ€�. The GaurÄ«kÄñcalikÄ-tantra further deals with a variety of harvesting techniques and rules for optimal efficiency in collecting herbs while respecting and preserving the natural environment.
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯):—Discolouration.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯) refers to a “change of complexionâ€� (as a result of failure in hunting), according to the Åš²â²¹¾±²Ô¾±°ì²¹-Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by RÄjÄ Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, â€�Hunting on horseback (ÄåÅ›±¹¾±²Ô²¹) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (³¾á¹›g²¹²âÄå). [...] But something should be said in brief about hunting, for the diffusion of its knowledge. [...] If unsuccessful the disappointment is great and it leads to needless apprehension of evil recollections of the past, a change of complexion (±¹²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹) and lamentation. These and other things happen therefore equally both in hunting and in the love of women Therefore hunting, too, is desirable for the attainment of the three objects of life. [...]â€�.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary±¹²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯).—n S Alteration or change of color for the worse. 2 Contrariety or difference of quality, heterogeneity.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English±¹²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯).â€�n Change of colour for the worse. Heterogeneity.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯).—[vi±¹²¹°ùṇasya bhÄvaá¸� á¹£yañ]
1) Change of colour or complexion, paleness; इदमाकरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯ वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤•à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¤µà¤•à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤� (idamÄkarṇya vaivarṇyÄkrÄntavaktraá¸�) DaÅ›akumÄracarita 2.5.
2) Difference, diversity.
3) Deviation from caste.
Derivable forms: ±¹²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹m (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯à¤®à¥).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯).—n.
(-°ùṇy²¹á¹�) 1. Change of colour or complexion. 2. Change of colour in general. 3. Deviation or secession from tribe or caste, &c. 4. Heterogeneousness, difference. E. vi privative or contra-indicative, and ±¹²¹°ùṇa colour, tribe, &c., aff. á¹£yañ .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯).—i. e. vi-±¹²¹°ùṇa + ya, n. 1. Change of colour, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] i. [distich] 213. 2. Deviation from tribe or caste. 3. Difference.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯).—[neuter] change of colour.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯):—[from ±¹²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇi°ì²¹] n. change of colour (also ±¹²¹°ùṇavaiv), [MahÄbhÄrata; Harivaṃśa; YÄjñavalkya] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] secession or expulsion from tribe or caste etc., [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] heterogeneousness, diversity, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯):â€�(°ùṇy²¹á¹�) 1. n. Change of colour; secession from caste; heterogeneousness.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)³Õ²¹¾±±¹²¹°ùṇy²¹ (वैवरà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ³Õ±ð±¹²¹á¹‡á¹‡²¹.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaivaṇrya (ವೈವಣà³à²°à³à²¯):â€�
1) [noun] a changing of one’s colour or aspect, appearance.
2) [noun] a changing of oneself from one caste to another.
3) [noun] the condition, quality, fact or an instance of being different; difference.
4) [noun] the quality, state, fact or an instance of being diverse; diversity.
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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Starts with: Vaivarnyacikitsa.
Full-text: Vaivarnyacikitsa, Keshavaivarnya, Ashtabhava, Vevanna, Ativedana, Sattvikabhava, Kshuttrisha, Rujanga, Sattvabhava, Ruja, Vivarna, Sattvika.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ«)
Verse 2.3.47 < [Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bhÄva)]
Verse 2.3.16 < [Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bhÄva)]
Verse 2.4.100 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyÄbhicÄri-bhÄva)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 5 < [Chapter 6 - á¹¢aá¹£á¹ha-yÄma-sÄdhana (SÄyaá¹�-kÄlÄ«ya-bhajana–bhÄva)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada DÄsa)
Text 4.61 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 4.8 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 4.39 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
SÄttvika-bhÄvas (Involuntary States) < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in VeṇīsaṃhÄra]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Matrija stanya dushti - unparallel concept of ayurveda < [2021: Volume 10, February issue 2]
Concept of twak in ayurveda- an overview < [2016: Volume 5, July issue 7]
Vatarakta in modern perspectives < [2023: Volume 12, July issue 11]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati DÄsa)
Verse 3.7.34 < [Chapter 7 - Pastimes in ÅšrÄ« GadÄdhara’s Garden]
Verse 2.23.276 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
Verse 1.16.29 < [Chapter 16 - The Glories of ÅšrÄ« HaridÄsa ṬhÄkura]