The affix ini (in) comes in the sense of matup after the word varṇa when the word so formed means a brahmacāriṇ,
Thus वर्णिन् 'a Brahmachari'. The first three वर्ण or castes, who are entitled to the investiture with sacred thread, and lead the life of a Brahma student are so called. When the meaning is not of Brahmachari we have वर्णवान् ॥,