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वणर् varṇ, and H. वरण varaṇ, वरन varan, s.m. Colour, hue; class, etc. (i.q. barṇor baran, q.v.);—form, figure;—dress, embellishment; theatrical dress;—the fineness or purity of gold (as ascertained by its streak on the touchstone);—fresh earth carried into hollows by means of water:—varṇāśram (˚ṇa+āś˚), s.m. Caste and order, class and stage of life; the status of a given class of society:—varṇāśramā, s.m. pl. The four Hindūcastes (viz. Brāhman, Kshatriya, Vaiśya, and Śūdra);—the four states of Hindūsociety (viz. Student, Householder, Mendicant, and Anchoret):—varṇāśramī, adj. Possessed of caste and order:—varṇ-dvay, vulg. barṇ-dū`e, s.m. Two colours;—two castes or races;—two syllables:—varṇ-dharm, s.m. The particular duty or occupation of each caste or tribe:—varṇ-rekhā, or varṇ-rekhā, s.f. A kind of white aluminous fossil (often confounded with chalk, of which it is a species):—varṇ-saṅkar, s.m.=barṇ-saṅkar, q.v.s.v. barṇ:—varṇ-śreshṭh, adj. & s.m. (f. -ā), Belonging to the best of the tribes, of the best or highest caste;—a Brāhmaṇor member of the highest caste:—varṇ-kram, s.m. Order or succession of colours;—order of castes;—order or series of letters; alphabetical arrangement. the alphabet:—varṇ(or barṇ) karnā, v.t. To hire a priest for the performance of sacrifice or for any religious ceremony:—varṇ-gat, adj. Coloured; described;—algebraical:—varṇ-lipi, s.f. A dissertation or treatise on an alphabet:—varṇ-mālā, vulg. barṇ-mālā, or baran-mālā, s.f. Order or series of letters; the alphabet:—varṇ-viparyay, s.m. (in Gram.) The change or substitution of one letter for another:—varṇ-vićār, s.m.=varṇ-lipi, q.v.:—varṇ-vritt, s.m. Metre regulated by the number of syllables:—varṇ-hīn, adj. & s.m. (f. -ā), See s.v. barṇ.