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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for वर्ण

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वर्णvarṇaA colour, hue; अन्तः- शुद्धस्त्वमपि भविता वर्णमात्रेण कृष्णः Me.51.

    [वर्ण्-अच् Uṇ.3.1]

    1. A colour, hue; अन्तः- शुद्धस्त्वमपि भविता वर्णमात्रेण कृष्णः Me.51.
    2. A paint, dye, paint-colour; see वर्ण् (1).
    3. Colour, complexion, beauty; विविक्तवर्णाभरणा सुखश्रुतिः Ki.14.3; त्वय्यादातुं जलमवनते शार्ङ्गिणो वर्णचौरे Me.48; R.8.42.
    4. Look, countenance; मध्यस्थवर्ण इव दृश्यते Madhyamavyāyoga 1; किं त्वं शङ्कितवर्ण इव Chārudatta 4; अवदातिका परशङ्कितवर्णेव दृश्यते Pratimā 1.
    5. A class of men, tribe, caste (especially applied to the four principal castes, ब्राह्मण, क्षत्रिय, वैश्य and शूद्र); वर्णानामानुपूर्व्येण Vārt; न कश्चिद्वर्णानामपथमपकृष्टोऽपि भजते Ś.5. 1; R.5.19.
    6. A class, race, tribe, kind, species; as in सवर्णम् अक्षरम्; ब्रह्मणा पूर्वसृष्टं हि कर्मभिर्वर्णतां गतम् Mb.12. 188.1.
    7. (a) A letter, character, sound; न मे वर्ण- विचारक्षमा दृष्टिः V.5; Ki.14.3. (b) A word, syllable; S. D.9.
    8. Fame, glory, celebrity, renown; राजा प्रजा- रञ्जनलब्धवर्णः R.6.21.
    9. A good quality, merit, virtue; त्रिवर्णा वर्णिताऽस्माभिः किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि Bhāg.11.3.16.
    10. Praise; स्वगुणोच्चगिरो मुनिव्रताः परवर्णग्रहणेष्वसाधवः Śi.16. 29.
    11. Dress, decoration.
    12. Outward appearance, form, figure.
    13. A cloak, mantle.
    14. A covering, lid.
    15. The order or arrangement of a subject in a song (गीतक्रम); अभिध्यायन्वर्णरतिप्रमोदानतिदीर्घे जीविते को रमेत Kaṭh.1.28; उपात्तवर्णे चरिते पिनाकिनः Ku.5.56 'celebrated in song, made the subject of a song.'
    16. The housings of an elephant.
    17. A quality, property; जङ्गमानामसंख्येयाः स्थावराणां च जातयः । तेषां विविधवर्णानां कुतो वर्णविनिश्चयः ॥ Mb.12.188.9.
    18. A religious observance.
    19. An unknown quantity.
    20. The number 'one'.
    21. Application of perfumed unguents to the body.
    22. Gold.
    23. A musical mode.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -र्णा Cajanus Indicus (Marâthî तूर).

    • -र्णम्

      1. Saffron.
      2. A coloured unguent or perfume.
    • -अङ्का a pen.

    • -अधिपः a planet presiding over a caste or class.

    • -अनुप्रासः alliteration.

    • -अन्तरम्

      1. another caste. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedगमनम् the passing into another caste.
      2. change of sound.
    • -अपसदः an outcast.

    • -अपेत Adjective devoid of any cast, outcast, degraded; वर्णा- प्रेतमविज्ञातं ...... कर्मभिः स्वैर्विभावयेत् Ms.1.57.

    • -अवकृष्टः a Śūdra; अपि वर्णावकृष्टस्तु नारी वा धर्मकाङ्क्षिणी Mb.12.24.34.

    • -अर्हः a kind of bean.

    • -अवर Adjective inferior in caste.

    • -आगमः the addition of a letter; भवेद्वर्णागमाद्धंसः Sk.

    • -आत्मन् Masculine a word.

    • -आश्रमाः the (four) castes and stages of life; वर्णाश्रमाणां गुरवे स वर्णी विचक्षणः प्रस्तुतमाचचक्षे R.5.19. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedगुरुः Name of Śiva. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedधर्मः the duties of caste and order.

    • -उदकम् coloured water; वर्णोदकैः काञ्चनशृङ्गमुक्तै- स्तमायताक्ष्यः प्रणयादसिञ्चन् R.16.7.

    • -कविः Name of a son of Kubera.

    • -कूपिका an ink-stand.

    • -क्रमः

      1. the order of castes or colours.
      2. alphabetical order or arrangement.
    • -गत

      1. Adjective
      2. coloured.
      3. algebraical.
    • -गुरुः a king, prince.

    • -ग्रथणा a method (artificial) of writing verses.

    • -चारकः a painter.

    • -ज्येष्ठः a Brāhmaṇa.

    • -तर्णकम्, -तर्णिका woollen cloth used as a mat.

    • -तालः (in music) a kind of measure.

    • -तूलिः, -तूलिका, -तूली Feminine a pencil, paint-brush.

    • -द Adjective colouring. (-दम्) a kind of fragrant yellow wood.

    • -दात्री turmeric.

    • -दूतः a letter.

    • -दूषक Adjective violating the distinctions of castes; यत्र त्वेते परिध्वंसा जायन्ते वर्णदूषकाः Ms.1.61.

    • -धर्मः the peculiar duties of a caste.

    • -नाथः the planetary regent of a caste.

    • -पत्रम् a pallet.

    • -परिचयः skill in song or music.

    • -पातः the omission of a letter.

    • -पात्रम् a paint-box.

    • -पुष्पम् the flower of the globe-amaranth.

    • -पुष्पकः the globeamaranth.

    • -प्रकर्षः excellence of colour.

    • -प्रसादनम् aloe-wood.

    • -बुद्धिः the notion connected with particular letters or sounds.

    • -भेदिनी millet.

    • -मातृ Feminine a pen, pencil.

    • -मातृका Name of Sarasvatī.

    • -माला, -राशिः the alphabet.

    • -रे (ले)खा, -लेखिका chalk.

    • -वर्तिः, -वर्तिका

      1. Feminine
      2. a paint-brush; फलकमादाय मणिसमुद्गकाद्वर्णवर्तिकामुद्धृत्य Dk.2.2.
      3. a pencil.
    • -वादिन् Masculine a panegyrist.

    • -विक्रिया enmity against the castes.

    • -विपर्ययः the substitution or change of letters; (भवेत्) सिंहो वर्णविपर्ययात् Sk.

    • -विलासिनी turmeric.

    • -विलोडकः

      1. a house-breaker.
      2. a plagiarist (Literal word-stealer).
    • -वृत्तम् a metre regulated by the number of syllables it contains (Opposite of मात्रावृत्त).

    • -व्यव - -स्थितिः Feminine the institution of caste, caste-system.

    • -शिक्षा instruction in letters.

    • -श्रेष्ठः a Brāhmaṇa; वर्णश्रेष्ठो द्विजः पूज्यः H.4.21.

    • -संयोगः marriage between persons of the same caste.

    • -संसर्गः confusion of castes, marriage with members of other castes; Ms.8.172.

    • -संहारः an assemblage of different castes.

    • -संकरः

      1. confusion of castes through intermarriage; स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्ण- संकरः Bg.1.41.
      2. mixture or blending of colours; चित्रेषु वर्णसंकरः K. (where both senses are intended); Śi.14.37.
    • -संघातः, -समाम्नायः the alphabet.

    • -स्थानम् an organ of utterance.

    • -हीन Adjective outcast.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वर्णvarṇam. (or n. g. अर्धर्चा*दि, prob. fr. √1. वृ; ifc. f(आ).) a covering, cloak, mantle L.
    1. masculine gender (or neuter gender gaRa अर्धर्चा*दि, probably from √1. वृ; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) a covering, cloak, mantle Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender a cover, lid Ya1jn5. iii, 99
    3. masculine gender outward appearance, exterior, form, figure, shape, colour fg-veda etc.
    4. masculine gender colour of the face, (especially) good colour or complexion, lustre, beauty Mn. MBh. etc.
    5. masculine gender colour, tint, dye, pigment (for painting or writing) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    6. masculine gender colour Equivalent to race, species, kind, sort, character, nature, quality, property (applied to persons and things) fg-veda etc.
    7. masculine gender class of men, tribe, order, caste (probably from contrast of colour between the dark aboriginal tribes and their fair conquerors; in fg-veda especially applied to the A1ryas आर्य s and the Da1sas दास s; but more properly applicable to the four principal classes described in Manu मनु 's code, viz. Bra1hmans Brahmans, Kshatriyas क्षत्रिय s, Vais3yas वैश्य s, and S3u1dras शूद्र s; the more modern word for "caste" being ja1ti जाति; confer, compare IW. 210 neuter gender 1) ibidem
    8. masculine gender a letter, sound, vowel, syllable, word Breton Pra1t. etc.
    9. masculine gender a musical sound or note (also applied to the voice of animals) MBh. R. Pan5cat.
    10. masculine gender the order or arrangement of a song or poem W.
    11. masculine gender praise, commendation, renown, glory Mr2icch. Kum. Ra1jat.
    12. masculine gender (in algebra) an unknown magnitude or quantity
    13. masculine gender (in arithmetic) the figure, "one"
    14. masculine gender (according to to some) a co-efficient
    15. masculine gender a kind of measure Lexicographers (confer, compare -ताल)
    16. masculine gender gold Lexicographers
    17. masculine gender a religious observance Lexicographers
    18. masculine gender one who wards off, expeller Sa1y. on fg-veda i, 104, 2
    19. neuter gender saffron Lexicographers [confer, compare according to to some, Slavonic or Slavonian vranu8, "black", "a crow"; Lithuanian vA7rnas, "a crow."]
    20. (in compound)

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वर्णvarṇa[vár-na] m. [covering, coating: √1. vri] cover, lid (C., rare); exterior, appear ance, colour (very common)…

    [vár-na] masculine [covering, coating: √1. vri] cover, lid (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit, rare); exterior, appear ance, colour (very common); (good) complex ion (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); pigment (for writing or painting; Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); (colour=) race, species, kind; character, nature, form; caste (probably from contrast of colour between aboriginal slaves and their fair conquerors); (coloured mark), letter; sound; vowel; syllable; word; musical note (rare); praise (rare); fame, renown (rare).

Dhātupāṭha

Dhātupāṭha — the verbal roots of Sanskrit
  1. वर्णvarṇa

    वर्ण-क्रिया-विस्तार-गुण-वचनेषु

    10P, seṭ, sak (कथादि)

    to make colorful; to expand, elaborate; to praise, describe the good qualities

    N.B. according to BDK this dhātu is ubhay. ।

    Paradigms in the source21 tables
    Present (laṭ) · parasmaipadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयतिवर्णयतःवर्णयन्ति
    2ndवर्णयसिवर्णयथःवर्णयथ
    1stवर्णयामिवर्णयावःवर्णयामः
    Present (laṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयत
    Present (laṭ) · passive (karmaṇi)Source: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्ण्यते
    Optative (vidhi-liṅ) · parasmaipadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयेत्वर्णयेताम्वर्णयेयुः
    2ndवर्णयेःवर्णयेतम्वर्णयेत
    1stवर्णयेयम्वर्णयेववर्णयेम
    Optative (vidhi-liṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयेत
    Imperative (loṭ) · parasmaipadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयतु
    वर्णयतात्
    वर्णयताम्वर्णयन्तु
    2ndवर्णय
    वर्णयटत्
    वर्णयतम्वर्णयत
    1stवर्णयाणिवर्णयाववर्णयाम
    Imperative (loṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयताम्
    Imperfect (laṅ) · parasmaipadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdअवर्णयत्अवर्णयताम्अवर्णयन्
    2ndअवर्णयःअवर्णयतम्अवर्णयत
    1stअवर्णयम्अवर्णयावअवर्णयाम
    Imperfect (laṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdअवर्णयत
    Aorist (luṅ) · parasmaipadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdअववर्णत्अववर्णताम्अववर्णन्
    2ndअववर्णःअववर्णतम्अववर्णत
    1stअववर्णम्अववर्णावअववर्णाम
    Aorist (luṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdअववर्णत
    Perfect (liṭ) · parasmaipadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयाञ्चकारवर्णयाञ्चकाक्रतुःवर्णयाञ्चक्रुः
    Perfect (liṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdअवर्णयाञ्चक्रे
    Benedictive (āśīr-liṅ) · parasmaipadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्ण्यात्वर्ण्यास्ताम्वर्ण्यासुः
    2ndवर्ण्याःवर्ण्यास्तम्वर्ण्यास्त
    1stवर्ण्यासम्वर्ण्यास्ववर्ण्यास्म
    Benedictive (āśīr-liṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयिषीष्ट
    Periphrastic future (luṭ) · parasmaipadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयिटावर्णयिटारौवर्णयिटारः
    2ndवर्णयिटासिवर्णयिटास्थःवर्णयिटास्थ
    1stवर्णयिटास्मिवर्णयिटास्वःवर्णयिटास्मः
    Periphrastic future (luṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयिटावर्णयिटारौवर्णयिटारः
    Future (lṛṭ) · parasmaipadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयिष्यतिवर्णयिष्यतःवर्णयिष्यन्ति
    2ndवर्णयिष्यसिवर्णयिष्यथःवर्णयिष्यथ
    1stवर्णयिष्यामिवर्णयिष्यावःवर्णयिष्यामः
    Future (lṛṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdवर्णयिष्यत
    Conditional (lṛṅ) · parasmaipadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdअवर्णयिष्यत्अवर्णयिष्यताम्अवर्णयिष्यन्
    2ndअवर्णयिष्यःअवर्णयिष्यतम्अवर्णयिष्यत
    1stअवर्णयिष्यम्अवर्णयिष्यावअवर्णयिष्याम
    Conditional (lṛṅ) · parasmaipadaSource: BDK
    PersonSingularDualPlural
    3rdअवर्णयिष्यत

    sani - विवर्णयिषति/विवर्णयिषति ।

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