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Bhinnavarna, 󾱲ԲԲṇa, Bhinna-varna: 4 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Bhinnavarna in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

󾱲ԲԲṇa (भिन्नवर्�) refers to �(the division of) different castes�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.5 (“The Tripuras are fascinated).—Accordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: “[...] It is unnecessary to divide the people into different castes. When all are men who is superior and who is inferior? [...] Some of the ancestors thought that the four castes are born of mouth, arms, thighs etc. of Brahmā. But when we consider, this does not fit in properly. How can sons born of the same body or from the same body be of four different castes (󾱲ԲԲṇa)? Hence the divisions of castes and outcastes do not appear to be sound. Hence no difference between man and man should be entertained. [...]�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Bhinnavarna in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

󾱲ԲԲṇa (भिन्नवर्�).�a.

1) discoloured, pale.

2) of a different caste or tribe.

󾱲ԲԲṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhinna and ṇa (वर्ण).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

󾱲ԲԲṇa (भिन्नवर्�).—adj. discoloured, pale, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 82; cf. [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 212 (bhinna-svara-mukha-ṇa, speechless and pale, or, ‘with altered accents and complexion�).

󾱲ԲԲṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhinna and ṇa (वर्ण).

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

1) 󾱲ԲԲṇa (भिन्नवर्�):—[=bhinna-ṇa] [from bhinna > bhid] mfn. changed in colour, discoloured, pale, [Meghadūta]

2) [v.s. ...] of a different caste or tribe, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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