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| varNa | m. (or n. g. %{ardharcA7di} , prob. fr. 1. %{vR} ; ifc. f. %{A}) a covering , cloak , mantle L. ; a cover , lid Ya1jn5. iii , 99 ; outward appearance , exterior , form , figure , shape , colour RV. &c. &c. ; colour of the face , (esp.) good colour or complexion , lustre , beauty Mn. MBh. &c. ; colour , tint , dye , pigment (for painting or writing) MBh. Ka1v. &c. ; colour = race , species , kind , sort , character , nature , quality , property (applied to persons and things) RV. &c. &c. ; class of men , tribe , order , caste (prob. from contrast of colour between the dark aboriginal tribes and their fair conquerors ; in RV. esp. applied to the A1ryas and the Da1sas ; but more properly applicable to the four principal classes described in Manu's code , viz. Bra1hmans , Kshatriyas , Vais3yas , and Su1dras ; the more modern word for `" caste "' being ja1ti ; cf. IW. 210 n. 1) ib. ; a letter , sound , vowel , syllable , word Br. Pra1t. &c. ; a musical sound or note (also applied to the voice of animals) MBh. R. Pan5cat. ; the order or arrangement of a song or poem W. ; praise , commendation , renown , glory Mr2icch. Kum. Ra1jat. ; (in alg.) an unknown magnitude or quantity ; (in arithm.) the figure , `" one "' ; (accord. to some) a co-efficient ; a kind of measure L. (cf. %{-tAla}) ; gold L. ; a religious observance L. ; one who wards off , expeller Sa1y. on RV. i , 104 , 2 ; (%{A}) f. Cajanus Indicus L. ; n. saffron L. [Cf. accord. to some , Slav. {vranu8} , `" black "' , `" a crow "' ; Lith. {vA7rnas} , `" a crow. "']
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| 1 cl. 5. 9. 1. P. A1. (Dha1tup. xxvii , 8 ; xxxi , 16 , 20 ; xxxiv , 8) %{vRNo4ti} , %{vRNute4} ; %{vRnAti} , %{vriNIte} ; %{va4rati} , %{va4rate} (mostly cl. 5 and with the prep. %{apa} or %{vi} ; of cl. 9. only %{avRNIdhvam} AV. vi , 7 , 3 ; cl. 1. only in RV. [cf. also %{UrNu}] ; pf. %{vavA4ra} , %{vavre4} RV. &c. &c. [2. sg. %{vava4rtha} RV. ; %{vavaritha} , %{vavRma} &c. Gr. ; p. %{vavriva4s} gen. %{vavavru4Sas} RV.] ; aor. %{a4var} or %{A4var} , %{avRta} RV. [1. sg. %{vam} , 2. du. %{vartam} , 3. pl. %{avran} , p. A1. %{vrANa4} q.v. Impv. %{vRdhi} ib.] ; %{avArIt} Br. ; %{avarI8STa} Gr. ; Subj. %{varSathas} RV. ; Pot. %{vriyAt} , %{vUryAt} , %{variSISTa} Gr. ; fut. %{varI8tA} , %{varI8Syati} ib. [1007,2] ; inf. %{vartum} MBh. , %{varitum} Bhat2t2. , %{varItum} Sa1h. ; ind. p. %{vRtvA4} RV. AV. Br. ; %{vRlvI4} RV. ; %{vRtvA4ya} Br. ; %{-vR4tya} AV.) , to cover , screen , veil , conceal , hide , surround , obstruct RV. &c. &c. ; to close (a door) AitBr. ; to ward off , check , keep back , prevent , hinder , restrain RV. AV. Bhat2t2.: Pass. %{vriyate} (aor. %{a4vAri}) , to be covered or surrounded or obstructed or hindered RV. MBh.: Caus. %{vAra4yati} , %{-te} (aor. %{avIvarat} , %{a4vIvarata} AV. ; %{a4vAvarIt} RV. ; Pass. %{vAryate} MBh. &c.) , to cover , conceal , hide , keep back , hold captive RV. &c. &c. ; to stop , check , restrain , suppress , hinder , prevent from (abl. or inf. ; rarely two acc.) MBh. Ka1v. &c. ; to exclude Siddh. ; to prohibit , forbid MBh. ; to withhold R. Katha1s. &c.: Desid. of Caus. %{vivArayiSate} Br.: Desid. %{vivarI8Sati} , %{vuvUrSati} , %{-te} Gr.: Intens. %{vevrIyate} , %{vovUryate} , %{varvarti} ib. [Cf. Goth. {warjan} ; Germ. {wehren} , {Wehr} ; Eng. {weir}.]
| | 2 | vR | 2 cl. 5. 9. P. A1. (Dha1tup. xxvii , 8 ; xxxi , 16 , 20) %{vRNoti} , %{vRNute} ; %{vRNA4ti} , (mostly) %{vRNIte4} (in RV. also %{va4ras} , %{-rat} , %{-ranta} , but these may be Subj. aor. ; pf. %{vavAra} Bhat2t2. ; %{vavre} RV. [2. sg. %{vavRSe4} , 1. pl. %{vavRma4he}] &c. &c. ; aor. %{avri} , %{avRta} RV. [Pot. %{vurIta} , p. %{urANa4}] &c. &c. ; %{avRSi} , %{-Sata} AV. Br. [2. pl. %{avRDhvam}] Up. ; %{avarI8STa} Gr. ; Prec. %{variSISTa} ib. ; fut. %{varI8tA} ib. ; %{variSyate} Br. ; %{varISyate} Gr. ; inf. %{varItum} Bhat2t2. Ra1jat. ; %{varitum} Gr. ; ind. p. %{varitvA} or %{vRtvA} Gr2S3rS. &c. ; %{varItvA} Gr.) , to choose , select , choose for one's self , choose as (%{-arthe} or acc. of pers.) or for (%{-artham} or dat. , loc. instr. of thing) RV. &c. &c. ; to choose in marriage , woo MBh. Ka1v. &c. ; to ask a person (acc.) for (acc.) or on behalf of (%{kRte}) R. Katha1s. ; to solicit anything (acc.) from (abl. or %{-tas}) , Kav. Pur. ; to ask or request that (Pot. with or without %{iti}) R. MBh. ; to like better than , prefer to (abl. , rarely instr.) RV. AitBr. MBh. R. ; to like , love (as opp. to `" hate "') MBh. v , 4149 ; to choose or pick out a person (for a boon) , grant (a boon) to (acc.) Ra1jat. iii , 421: Caus. (Dha1tup. xxxv , 2) %{varayati} , %{-te} (ep. also %{vArayati} ; Pass. %{varya4te} Br.) ; to choose , choose for one's self , choose as (acc. of pers.) or for (%{-artham} dat. or loc. of thing) , ask or sue for (acc.) or on behalf of (dat. or %{-arthe}) , choose as a wife (acc. with or without %{patnIm} , %{dArAn} , or %{patny-artham}) Br. MBh. Ka1v. &c. ; to like , love well R. [Cf. Lat. {velle} ; Slav. {voliti} ; Got. {wiljian} ; Germ. {wollan} , {wollen} , {Wahl} , {wohl} ; Angl. Sax. {willan} ; Eng. {will}.]
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