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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Varna
"Das Varna-System ist ein Teil der altindischen Gesellschaftsordnung."
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Each of the four traditional social classes of Hindu society, consisting of the Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra.
"The ancient texts describe the duties and responsibilities associated with each varna."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit 'varna', meaning 'color', 'veil', 'covering', or 'class', referring to the traditional social classes in Hindu society.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Varna" is said worldwide
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varna
Transliteration: varna
"Le système des varna structure la société védique."
Varna
Transliteration: Varna
"Das Varna-System ist ein Teil der altindischen Gesellschaftsordnung."
varna
Transliteration: varna
"Il concetto di varna è fondamentale nella tradizione induista."
varna
Transliteration: varna
"Cada varna representa una categoría social en el hinduismo antiguo."
varna
Transliteration: varna
"O sistema de varnas divide a sociedade védica em quatro grupos principais."
वर्ण
Transliteration: varna
"प्राचीन काल में समाज चार वर्णों में विभाजित था।"
瓦尔纳
Transliteration: wǎ ěr nà
"瓦尔纳是古印度社会的四大种姓阶层。"
바르나
Transliteration: bareuna
"바르나는 고대 인도 사회의 네 가지 사회 계급을 가리킵니다."
ヴァルナ
Transliteration: varuna
"ヴァルナは古代インドの社会階級制度です。"
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