sāvarṇa

Dictionary meanings for sāvarṇa from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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sāvarṇa

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (rṇī f.) Relating or belonging to one of the same co- lour, tribe or caste. rṇaḥ A me- tronymic of the eighth Manu; see sāvarṇi. Comp. lakṣyaṃ 1. a mark of the sameness of colour or caste.

2. the skin.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mfn. (fr. sa-varṇa) relating or belonging to one of the same colour or tribe or caste MW. 1211,1 243410 m. N. of a R2ishi ṛṣi VS.; MBh. 1211,1 243411 m. of the eighth Manu manu (cf. sāvarṇi) Hariv.; Ma1rkP. 1211,1 243412 m. of the Sam2hita1 saṃhitā traced back to Sa1varn2i sāvarṇi (cf. under sāvarṇaka). 152943 1211,1 243413

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