different between varna vs brahmana

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit ???? (vár?a, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root ?????? (v??oti, “to choose, select”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v??n?/, /?v??n?/
• Rhymes: -??(r)n?

Noun

varna (plural varnas)

1. (Hinduism) any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

Related terms

• Brahmin
• Kshatriya
• Vaishya
• Shudra

Translations

See also

• Wikipedia article on Varna
• Wikipedia article on varnas in Hinduism

References

• Credo, Quia Occidentale
• Welzer, Albrecht. 1994. Credo, Quia Occidentale: A Note on Sanskrit varna and its Misinterpretation in Literature on Mamamsa and Vyakarana. In: Studies in Mamamsa: Dr Mandan Mishra Felicitation Volume edited by R.C. Dwivedi. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass.

Anagrams

• Arnav, Narva, Navar, Vrana, navar, varan

Icelandic

Noun

varna

1. indefinite genitive plural of vörn

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wár?n??.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?varn?/

Noun

várna f (plural várnos) stress pattern 1

1. (Corvus cornix) crow

   várna krañkia/r??kia - a crow caws/cries

Declension

Related terms

• (noun) varnas m

Derived terms

(nouns):

• (diminutive) varnel?
• juodvarnis m

See also

• kovas

References

• “varna” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. ?ISBN

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warn?n?.

Verb

varna

1. to be careful
2. to preserve, to protect
3. to warn

Conjugation

Descendants

• Swedish: varna

Slovene

Adjective

várna

1. inflection of vár?n:
   1. masculine nominative/accusative dual
   2. feminine nominative singular
   3. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish varna, from Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warn?n?.

Pronunciation

Verb

varna (present varnar, preterite varnade, supine varnat, imperative varna)

1. to warn; to issue a warning

Conjugation

Related terms

• varning

Anagrams

• varan

English

Alternative forms

• br?hma?a

Etymology

Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ???????? (br??hma?a).

Noun

brahmana (plural brahmana or brahmanas)

1. The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
2. A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).
   • "'It was I who struck this wily br?hma?a' said Vir??a." (Mah?bh?rata: "Vir??a Parva")
3. A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.

Synonyms

• brahman
• brahmin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit ???????? (br?hma?a).

Noun

brahmana

1. (Hinduism) a Brahmin, a man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes and of the 4 original divisions of the Hindu body (generally a priest, but often in the present day a layman engaged in non-priestly occupations although the name is strictly only applicable to one who knows and repeats the veda).

Further reading

• “brahmana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.