Dictionary meanings for varṇ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
10 U. (varṇayati-te, varṇita) 1 To colour, paint, dye; yathā hi bharatā varṇairvarṇayaṃtyātmanastanuṃ Subhāsh.
2 To describe, relate, explain, write, depict delineate, illus- trate; varṇitaṃ jayadevena haroridaṃ praṇatena Gīt. 3; Ki. 5. 18.
3 To praise; extol.
4 To spread, extend.
5 To illuminate.
6 To exert oneself.
7 To send, cast.
8 To pound, grind.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
(rather Nom. fr. varṇa) cl.10 P. (Dha1tup. xxxv, 83) varṇayati (mc. also te; aor. avavarṇat; inf. varṇayitum or varṇitum), to paint, colour, dye. Ya1jn5.; Das3.; to depict, picture, write, describe, relate, tell, explain MBh.; Ka1v. &c; to regard, consider... m. (or n. g. ardharcādi, prob. fr. 1. vṛ; ifc. f (A).) a covering, cloak, mantle L. 924,2 187290 m. a cover, lid Ya1jn5. iii, 99 924,2 187291 m. outward...
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