Dictionary meanings for varṇaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
[varṇ-ac] 1 A colour, hue; aṃtaḥśuddhastvamapi bhavitā varṇamātreṇa kṛṣṇaḥ Me. 49.
2 A paint, dye, paint- colour; see varṇ (1).
3 Colour, complexion, beauty; tvayyādātuṃ jala- mavanate śārṅgiṇo varṇacaure Me. 46; R. 8. 42.
5 A class of men, tribe, caste (especially applied to the four prin- cipal castes, brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, and śūdra); varṇānāmānupūrvyeṇa Vārt; na kaści- dvarṇānāmapathamapakṛṣṭo'pi...
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Gaṇa 1
√jala
dictionary text cites √jala
Gaṇa 10
√jala
dictionary text cites √jala
Gaṇa 1
√meṅ
dictionary text cites √meṅ
Gaṇa 9
√prīñ
dictionary text cites √prīñ
Gaṇa 10
√prīñ
dictionary text cites √prīñ
Gaṇa 4
√prīṅ
dictionary text cites √prīṅ
Gaṇa 10
√varṇa
headword begins with varna from √varṇa
Gaṇa 10
√varṇa
headword begins with varna from √varṇa
Gaṇa 1
√vṛ
headword begins with var from √vṛ
Gaṇa 9
√vṝ
headword begins with var from √vṝ