Varyoka, Vāryoka, Vari-oka: 4 definitions
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Varyoka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismVāryoka (वार्योक) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “leech”.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāryoka (वार्योक).—a leech; यथाल्पाल्पमदन्त्याद्यं वार्योकोवत्स- षट्पदाः (yathālpālpamadantyādyaṃ vāryokovatsa- ṣaṭpadāḥ) Manusmṛti 7.129.
Derivable forms: vāryokaḥ (वार्योकः).
Vāryoka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāri and oka (ओक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāryoka (वार्योक):—[=vāry-oka] [from vāry > vār] m. ([Horace H. Wilson]) ‘dwelling in water’, a leech.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāryoka (वार्योक):—[vāryo+ka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A leech.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Oka, Vary, Vari.
Starts with: Varyokas.
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