varā वरा várā (ā), f. N. of various plants and vegetable products (accord. to [L.] ‘the three kinds of myrobalan’; Clypea Hernandifolia; Asparagus Racemosus; Cocculus Cordifolius; turmeric; Embelia Ribes; a root similar to ginger; = brāhrnī and reṇukā), [Suśr.] N. of Pārvatī, [L.] N. of a river, [BhP.] varāṇa वराण m. Crataeva Roxburghii, [L.] N. of Indra, [L.] varāśi वराशि varāsi. See barāsī. varāhī वराही (ī), f. a species of Cyperus, [L.] Batatas Edulis, [L.] varāha वराह m. (derivation doubtful) a boar, hog, pig, wild boar, [RV.] &c. &c. (ifc. it denotes, ‘superiority, pre-eminence’; see g. vyāghrādi) a cloud, [Naigh. i, 10] a bull, [Col.] a ram, [L.] Delphinus Gangeticus, [L.] N. of Viṣṇu in his third or boar-incarnation (cf. varāhāvatāra), [TĀr.]; [MBh.] &c. an array of troops in the form of a boar, [Mn. vii, 187] a partic. measure, [L.] Cyperus Rotundus, [L.] yam, manioc-root, [L.] = varāha-purāṇa and °hopaniṣad (q.v.) N. of a Daitya, [MBh.] of a Muni, [ib.] of various authors (also with paṇḍita and śarman), [Cat.] abridged fr. varāha-mihira, [ib.]; [Uṇ., Sch.] of the son of a guardian of a temple, [Rājat.] of a mountain, [MBh.]; [R.] of one of the 18 Dvīpas, [L.] varāhu वराहु varāhú m. a boar, hog, [RV.] pl. N. of partic. winds, [TĀr.] N. of a class of gods belonging to the middle sphere, [Sāy.] varāka वराक mf(I)n. wretched, low, miserable, pitiable (mostly said of persons), [Kāv.]; [Kathās.] &c. vile, impure (as money), [Kathās.] m. (only [L.]) N. of Śiva battle, war a kind of plant. varālā वराला f. a female goose, [L.] varāla वराल m. n. cloves, [L.] m. a black-yellowish-whitish whiteness, [L.] mfn. black-yellowish-whitish white, [L.] varāli वरालि m. the moon, [W.] a partic. Rāga, [W.] (cf. varāḍī). varāḍī वराडी varāḍi or , m. (in music) a partic. Rāga (cf. varāṭī above). varāḍi वराडि or varāḍī, m. (in music) a partic. Rāga (cf. varāṭī above). varāṭī वराटी f. (in music) a partic. Rāga, [Col.] (cf. varādī below). varāṭa वराट m. a cowry (used as a coin), [Pañcat.] a rope, [L.] varāya वराय Nom. (only °yita n. impers.) to be or represent a boon, [Kathās.] varāṅgī वराङ्गी f. turmeric, [L.] N. of a daughter of Dṛṣadvat, [MBh.] varāṅga वराङ्ग n. ‘best member of the body’, the head, [R.]; [VarBṛ.] the female pudenda, [Kathās.] the principal piece or part, [VarBṛS.] an elegant form or body, [MW.] mfn. having an excellent form, excellent or beautiful in all parts, [L.] m. an elephant, [Divyāv.] (in astron.) a Nakṣatra year consisting of 324 days N. of Viṣṇu, [L.] of a king, [VP.] n. Cassia bark, green cinnamon, [Bhpr.] sorrel, [L.] varājya वराज्य n. the choicest ghee or clarified butter, [MW.] varāmra वराम्र m. Carissa Carandas, [L.] varārthā वरार्था f. (a woman) who wishes for a husband, [BhP.] varārha वरार्ह mf(A)n. worthy of a boon, [MW.] exceedingly worthy, being in high esteem, [R.] very costly, [R.]; [Hariv.] varābhidhā वराभिधा (ā), f. sorrel, [L.] varābhidha वराभिध m. one who has a good name, [MW.] varāṅgin वराङ्गिन् m. sorrel, [L.] varāṇasī वराणसी f. N. of a river, [MBh.] the city of Benares (more usually written vārāṇasī cf. varaṇasī; two small rivers, the Varaṇā and Asī are said to join or give rise to the name See [RTL. 434]). varāṇasa वराणस mfn. (fr. prec.) g. triṇādi See p. 921, col. 1. varādana वरादन n. the nut of Buchanania Latifolia, [L.] varāhaka वराहक m. N. of a serpent-demon, [MBh.] n. N. of an Upaniṣad. varāhayu वराहयु varāhayú mfn. eager after boars, useful or fit for boar-hunting, [RV.] varāhikā वराहिका f. Physalis Flexuosa, [L.] varākaka वराकक mf(ikA)n. wretched, low, vile, [Pañcad.] varālaka वरालक m. or n. cloves, [L.] Carissa Carandas, [L.] varālikā वरालिका f. N. of Durgā, [L.] (cf. vār°). varānanā वरानना f. a lovely-faced woman, [R.] N. of an Apsaras, [VP.] varārdhya वरार्ध्य w.r. for avar°, [ĀpGṛ. xxi, 9.] varārthin वरार्थिन् mfn. asking for a boon, [Kathās.] varāraṇi वरारणि m. a mother, [R. vii, 23, 22.] varāraka वरारक n. a diamond, [L.] varārohā वरारोहा f. a handsome or elegant woman, [MW.] the hip or flank, [L.] N. of Dākṣāyaṇī in Someśvara, [Cat.] varāroha वरारोह m. an excellent rider, [L.] a rider on an elephant, [L.] a rider in general, [L.] mounting, riding, [MW.] mf(A)n. having fine hips, [MBh.]; [R.]; [BhP.] m. N. of Viṣṇu, [L.] varāsana वरासन n. an excellent or chief seat, a throne, [MBh.]; [BhP.] N. of a town, [KālP.] Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis, [L.] a cistern, reservoir, [W.] (for vār-ās°, q.v.) mfn. having an excellent seat, [L.] m. a door-keeper, [L.] a lover, paramour, [L.] varāṭaka वराटक m. a cowry, Cypraea Moneta (= 1/20 of a Kākiṇī or of a Paṇa), [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; [Sāh.] &c. (also f(ikA). ) the seed vessel of a lotus-flower, [Naiṣ.] a rope, cord, string (only ifc., with f(A). ), [MBh. xii, 2488] v.l. varārakā n. a partic. vegetable poison, [Suśr.] varāṭikā वराटिका f. Mirabilis Jalapa, [L.] varāṅgaka वराङ्गक n. = varāṅga, Cassia bark, [L.] varāṅganā वराङ्गना f. a beautiful woman, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. varāhāśva वराहाश्व m. N. of a Daitya, [MBh.] varāhādri वराहाद्रि m. N. of a mountain, [MārkP.] varāhadat वराहदत् varāha—dat or varāha—danta, mfn. having boar's teeth, [L.] varāhavat वराहवत् varāha—vat ind. like a boar, [MW.] varājīvin वराजीविन् m. an astrologer, [Col.] varāhaśaila वराहशैल varāha—śaila m. N. of a mountain, [Cat.] varāhadeva वराहदेव varāha—deva m. N. of a man, [Rājat.] varāhamūla वराहमूल varāha—mūla n. N. of a place having an image of Viṣṇu in his boar-form, [Rājat.] varāhavasā वराहवसा varāha—vasā f. hog's grease, [Suśr.] varāhayūtha वराहयूथ varāha—yūtha m. a herd of wild boars, [Ṛtus.] varāḍirāga वराडिराग varāḍi-rāga See varāḍi, p. 921 varāhaśṛṅga वराहशृङ्ग varāha—śṛṅga m. ‘boar-horned’, N. of Śiva, [Śivag.] varāhadanta वराहदन्त varāha—dat or varāha—danta, mfn. having boar's teeth, [L.] varāhadatta वराहदत्त varāha—datta m. N. of a merchant, [Kathās.] varāhadvīpa वराहद्वीप varāha—dvīpa N. of a Dvīpa, [VāyuP.] varāhakālin वराहकालिन् varāha—kālin m. a kind of sunflower, Helianthus Annuus, [L.] varāhakāntā वराहकान्ता varāha—kāntā f. a kind of yam, [L.] varāhakalpa वराहकल्प varāha—kalpa m. the period during which Viṣṇu assumed his boar-form, [MBh.] varāhakanda वराहकन्द varāha—kanda m. an esculent root, a sort of yam, [L.] varāhakarṇī वराहकर्णी varāha—karṇī f. Physalis Flexuosa, [L.] varāhakarṇa वराहकर्ण varāha—karṇa m. ‘boar-eared’, N. of a kind of arrow, [MBh.]; [R.] N. of a Yakṣa, [MBh.] varāhanāman वराहनामन् varāha—nāman m. Mimosa Pudica, [L.] an esculent root, yam, [L.] varāhasphuṭa वराहस्फुट varāha—sphuṭa m. or n. N. of wk. varāhastuti वराहस्तुति varāha—stuti f. N. of ch. of the [BrahmāṇḍaP.] varāhavadhrī वराहवध्री varāha—vadhrī f. (prob.) a flitch, [R.] varāhopānah वराहोपानह् f. du. shoes made of pig's leather, [Kāty.] varākāṅkṣin वराकाङ्क्षिन् mfn. soliciting a boon, preferring a request, [ib.] varātisarga वरातिसर्ग m. the granting a boon or request, [MBh.] varāṅgarūpin वराङ्गरूपिन् varāṅga—rūpin m. a great hero, [L.] varāhāvatāra वराहावतार m. the boar-incarnation (in which Viṣṇu, in boar-form, raised up on one of his tusks the earth which lay buried beneath the waters when the whole world had become one ocean), [IW. 327]; [RTL. 102.] varāhakavaca वराहकवच varāha—kavaca n. N. of a Kavaca (q.v.), [Cat.] varāhakrāntā वराहक्रान्ता varāha—krāntā f. a sort of sensitive plant, Mimosa Pudica, [L.] (accord. to some ‘Lycopodium Imbricatum’), varāhamihira वराहमिहिर varāha—mihira m. N. of an astronomer (son of Āditya-dāsa and author of the Bṛhaj-jātaka, Bṛhat-saṃhitā, Laghu-jātaka, Yoga-yātrā, Pañca-siddhāntikā; in the last of these works he takes 506 A.D. as the epoch of his calculations), [IW. 176] &c. varāhapattrī वराहपत्त्री varāha—pattrī f. Physalis Flexuosa, [L.] varāhapurāṇa वराहपुराण varāha—purāṇa n. N. of the fifteenth Purāṇa (celebrating Viṣṇu in his boar-incarnation; cf. purāṇa and [IW. 514]). varāhasvāmin वराहस्वामिन् varāha—svāmin m. N. of a mythical king, [Kathās.] varāhavapuṣa वराहवपुष varāha—vapuṣa n. the body of a boar, [ib.] varāhadaṃṣṭra वराहदंष्ट्र varāha—daṃṣṭra m. and f(A). ‘boar-toothed’, N. of a disease (reckoned among the Kṣudrarogas), [ŚārṅgS.] varāhadvādaśī वराहद्वादशी varāha—dvādaśī f. N. of a festival in honour of the boar-incarnation of Viṣṇu (observed on the twelfth day in the light half of Māgha), [W.] varāhakarṇikā वराहकर्णिका varāha—karṇikā f. a kind of missile weapon, [L.] varāhaparvata वराहपर्वत varāha—parvata m. N. of a mountain, [Viṣṇ.] varāhasaṃhitā वराहसंहिता varāha—saṃhitā f. N. of wk. (the Bṛhat-saṃhitā of Varāha-mihira). varāhopaniṣad वराहोपनिषद् f. N. of an Upaniṣad. varāṭakarajas वराटकरजस् varāṭaka—rajas m. Mesua Roxburghii, [L.] varāhadānavidhi वराहदानविधि varāha—dāna-vidhi m. N. of wk. varāhamāhātmya वराहमाहात्म्य varāha—māhātmya n. N. of wk. varāṅgarūpopeta वराङ्गरूपोपेत varāṅga—rūpopeta mfn. handsome and well shaped (accord. to others, ‘shaped like an elephant’), [L.] varāhadevasvāmin वराहदेवस्वामिन् varāha—deva—svāmin m. N. of an author. varānandabhairavatantra वरानन्दभैरवतन्त्र varānanda-bhairava-tantra n. N. of wk. varāhanāmāṣṭottaraśata वराहनामाष्टोत्तरशत varāha—nā°māṣṭottara-śata n. N. of a Stotra.