Varksha, ṣa: 8 definitions
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Varksha 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.
The Sanskrit term ṣa can be transliterated into English as Varksa or Varksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexṣa (वार्क्�).—One of the six kinds of forts.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 217. 7.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṣa (वार्क्�).�a. (-ṣ� f.) [वृक्ष्-अण� (ṛk�-�)]
1) Consisting of trees.
2) Made of or belonging to a tree; वार्क्षाश्� यूपा यावन्त अश्वमेधे महामखे (vārkṣāśca yūpā yāvanta aśvamedhe mahāmakhe) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.65.9; Manusmṛti 7.7.
3) Made of bark.
-ṣa A forest.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (वार्क्�).—mfn.
(-rkṣa�-ṣ�-ṣa�) Made of or derived from a tree. n.
(-ṣa�) A forest. f. (-ṣ�) The name of a female mentioned in the Mahabharat, a sort of Dryad. E. ṛk� a tree, � aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (वार्क्�).—i. e. ṛkṣa + a, I. adj. 1. Made of trees. 2. Consisting of trees, [Բśٰ] 7, 70. Ii. m. A forest. Iii. f. ṣ�, A sort of Dryad.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (वार्क्�).—[feminine] ī relating to trees, wooden.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣa (वार्क्�):—mf(ī)n. ([from] ṛkṣa) relating or belonging to trees, consisting or made of trees, coming from or growing on trees, arboreous, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) made of wood, wooden, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa; Mahābhārata]
3) made of bark, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
4) n. a forest, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (वार्क्�):—[(rkṣa�-ṣ�-ṣa�)] 1. n. A forest. f. Name of a dryad. a. Of a tree.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
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Starts with: Varkshadurga, Varkshayana.
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Khadira-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Forts (Durga) in ancient Indian town-planning < [Chapter 2 - Villages, Towns and Forts in General]
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2 - Fort (durga) architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)