varṇ वर्ण् – describe; set forth; explain

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varṇ varṇ (more properly regarded as a Nom. fr. varṇa below), cl. 10. P. var- ṇayati (according to some also A. —te), varṇayām- āsa, avavarṇat, -ta, varṇayitum (anom. Inf. varṇitum), to paint, colour, dye; to depict, deli- neate, picture, write, describe, enumerate, relate, tell, explain, illustrate; to praise, extol; to illumi- nate; to spread, extend; to exert one's self; to send, cast (or to grind, pound): Pass. varṇyate, Aor. avarṇi, to be coloured; to be described; to be praised, &c.

Original text · English · verbal root

varṇ 10 U. (varṇayati-te, varṇita) 1 To colour, paint, dye; yathā hi bharatā varṇairvarṇayaṃtyātmanastanuṃ Subhāṣ. 2 To describe, relate, explain, write, depict delineate, illustrate; 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.

Original text · French · verbal root

*varṇ varṇ, cf. varṇayāmi.