Sanskrit Names of Colors (Colours)

Vivek Kumar 17 years ago 1 min read

Sanskrit Names of Colors (Colours)–(वर्णाः)

The Sanskrit names of colors (colours) in English, Sanskrit are given below in a list. If you would like to know the Sanskrit name of any other color that you do not find in this list, you can mention it in the comment section or can contact us directly.

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English	Sanskrit	Transliteration
Red	लोहितः, रक्तवर्णः	Lohitaḥ, Raktavarṇaḥ
Green	हरितः, पलाशः	Haritaḥ, Palāśaḥ
Blue	नीलः	Nīlaḥ
Black	श्यामः, कालः	Śyāmaḥ, Kālaḥ
White	शुक्लः, श्वेतः	Śuklaḥ, Śvetaḥ
Grey	धूसरः, धूषरः	Dhūsaraḥ, Dhūṣaraḥ
Brown	श्यावः, कपिशः	Śyāvaḥ, Kapiśaḥ
Pink	पाटलः, श्वेतरक्तः	Pāṭalaḥ, Śvetaraktaḥ
Yellow	पीतः, हरिद्राभः	Pītaḥ, Haridrābhaḥ
Orange	कौसुम्भः, नारङगवर्णः	Kausumbhaḥ, Nāraṅgavarṇaḥ
Crimson	शोणः	Śoṇaḥ
Reddish Brown	अरुणः	Aruṇaḥ

23 thoughts on “Sanskrit Names of Colors (Colours)”

the sanskrit name of violet –

Janhvi Pandey says:

March 7, 2021 at 2:24 pm

We called Violet – शोण

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the sanskrit means pure launguage

what is the sanskrit name of torqoise

Do you know what the sanskrit name for violet,turqoise,gold,silver and bronze?

Nilkanta Deka says:

May 15, 2019 at 5:22 pm

No I don’t know

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Janhvi Pandey says:

March 7, 2021 at 2:20 pm

I know ! we called Violet – शोण , Gold – सुवर्ण , Silver – रजत and Bronze – कांस्य

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