Varnavara, ղṇāv, Varna-avara: 3 definitions
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryղṇāv (वर्णाव�).�a. inferior in caste.
ղṇāv is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇa and avara (अव�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṇāv (वर्णाव�).—[adjective] lower in caste.*
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṇāv (वर्णाव�):—[from ṇa > var�] mfn. inferior in caste, [Mālavikāgnimitra]
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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Partial matches: Avara, Varna.
Full-text: Avaravarna.
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