Word origin · etymology
Sanskrit transliteration: varga.
Varga means a class, group, division, or section. Its chart use applies this division vocabulary to zodiacal subdivisions.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: varga (University of Hyderabad) ↗
How we know · epistemology
Family of divisional conventions
Each varga requires its own assignment rule and stated treatment of boundaries. Agreement on the division number alone is insufficient for reproduction, and the life topic assigned to a division comes from its interpretive tradition.
P. V. R. Narasimha Rao: Vedic Astrology, An Integrated Approach ↗
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