वर्गvargaA class, division, group; company, society, tribe, collection (of similar things); न्यषेधि शेषो-…
[वृज्-घञ्]
- A class, division, group; company, society, tribe, collection (of similar things); न्यषेधि शेषो- ऽप्यनुयायिवर्गः R.2.4; 11.7; so पौरवर्गः, नक्षत्रवर्गः etc.
- A party, side; वर्गाबुभौ देवमहीधराणाम् Ku.7.53.
- A category.
- A class of words grouped together; as मनुष्य- वर्गः, वनस्पतिवर्गः etc.
- A class of consonants in the alphabet; (as कवर्ग, चवर्ग etc.).
- A section, chapter, division of a book.
- Particularly, a subdivision of an Adhyāya in Ṛigveda.
- The square power.
- Strength.
- Sphere, province.
- The whole class of objects of worldly existence (धर्म, अर्थ and काम).
Derived forms and compounds
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-अन्त्यम्, -उत्तमम् the last letter of each of the first five classes of consonants; id est, that is a nasal.
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-अष्टकम् the eight groups of consonants id est, that is the consonants collectively.
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-कर्मन् Name of an operation relating to square numbers.
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-घनः the cube of a square. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedघातः the fifth power.
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-पदम्, -प्रूलम् the square root.
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-प्रकृतिः Feminine an affected square.
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-वर्गः the square of a square.
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-स्थ Adjective devoted to a party; partial.
