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श्वेतवर्णा (zvetavarNA)

 
Spoken Sanskrit
English
श्वेतवर्णा - zvetavarNA -
f.
- chalk
Monier Williams Cologne
English
श्वेत—वर्णा (आ),
f.
chalk,
Divyāv.
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
śvetavarṇā (most mss. sveta°), Divy 〔263.9〕, acc. to Index an astrologerʼs instrument, acc. to pw 〔7.379〕 chalk
what is clear is that it is something used in astrological calculation
see the passage, s.v. gaṇitra.
Schmidt Nachtrage zum Sanskrit Worterbuch
German
श्वेतवर्णा f. Kreide, Divyāvad. 263, 9.