varṣa वर्ष varṣá mf(A)n. (fr. √ vṛṣ) raining (ifc., e.g. kāma-v°, raining according to one's wish), [BhP.] varṣá m. and (older) n. (ifc. f(A). ) rain, raining, a shower (either ‘of rain’, or fig. ‘of flowers, arrows, dust &c.’; also applied to seminal effusion), [RV.] &c. &c. (pl.) the rains, [AV.] (cf. varṣā f.) a cloud, [L.] a year (commonly applied to age), [Br.] &c. &c. (ā varṣāt, for a whole year; varṣāt, after a year; varṣeṇa within a year; varṣe every year) a day (?), [R. vii, 73, 5] (Sch.) a division of the earth as separated off by certain mountain ranges (9 such divisions are enumerated, viz. Kuru, Hiraṇmaya, Ramyaka, Ilāvṛta, Hari; Ketu-mālā, Bhadrāśva, Kiṃnara, and Bhārata; sometimes the number given is 7), [MBh.]; [Pur.] (cf. [IW. 420]) India (= bhāratavarṣa and jambu-dvīpa), [L.] N. of a grammarian, [Kathās.] See p. 926 &c. varṣat वर्षत् várṣat mfn. raining (varṣati loc. ‘while it rains’), [AV.] &c. &c. várṣat m. rain, [ŚBr.] várṣat m. or n. (?) a summer-house, [MW.] varṣaṇa वर्षण mf(I)n. (mostly ifc.) raining (with astram, a missile causing rain), [Hariv.]; [R.]; [BhP.]; [Inscr.] n. raining, causing to rain, pouring out, shedding out gifts upon (comp.), [Hariv.]; [VarBṛS.]; [Pañcat.] &c. sprinkling, [MW.] See p. 926 &c. varṣaṇi वर्षणि f. (only [L.]) raining abiding action sacrifice. varṣaja वर्षज varṣa—ja mfn. born or produced in the rainy season, [MW.] coming from rain, [Sāh.] arisen a year ago, one year old, [RāmatUp.] varṣaka वर्षक mfn. raining, falling like rain, [Pāṇ.]; [Siddh.] m. or n. (?) a summer-house, [Buddh.] m. (ifc.) = varṣa, a year (e.g. pañca-v°, 5 years old), [MBh.] varṣapa वर्षप varṣa—pa or varṣa—pati, m. the ruler of a Varṣa, [BhP.] varṣabhuj वर्षभुज् varṣa—bhuj m. the ruler of a Varṣa, [BhP.] varṣaghna वर्षघ्न varṣa—ghna mfn. keeping off rain, protecting from rain, [R.] varṣartu वर्षर्तु varṣa—rtu m. (for -ṛtu) the rainy season, [MW.] varṣatra वर्षत्र varṣa—tra n. ‘rain-protector’, an umbrella, [R.] varṣavat वर्षवत् varṣa—vat ind. as in rain, [ŚāṅkhGṛ. iv, 7.] varṣadhāra वर्षधार varṣa—dhāra m. N. of a serpent demon, [Buddh.] varṣadhara वर्षधर varṣa—dhara m. ‘rain-holder’, a cloud, [L.] a mountain bounding a Varṣa, [Śatr.] the ruler of a Varṣa, [BhP.] ‘withholding generative fluid’, a eunuch, attendant on the women's apartments, [Kāv.]; [Pañcat.] &c. varṣaphala वर्षफल varṣa—phala n. N. of wk. varṣaśata वर्षशत varṣa—śata n. a century, [ChUp.]; [Mn.] &c. varṣagaṇa वर्षगण varṣa—gaṇa m. a long series of years (pl.), [Mn. xii, 54] N. of a grammarian, [Cat.] varṣagiri वर्षगिरि varṣa—giri m. a mountain bounding a V° (see -parvata), [BhP.] varṣakāma वर्षकाम varṣa—kāma mfn. desirous of rain varṣakārī वर्षकारी varṣa—kārī f. (accord. to [L.] = sravat-pāṇipādā) ‘a girl with moist hands and feet, unfit for marriage’ (but of doubtful meaning), [GṛS.] varṣakarī वर्षकरी varṣa—karī f. a cricket (this animal chirping in wet weather), [L.] varṣakara वर्षकर varṣa—kara mfn. making or producing rain, [L.] varṣa—kara m. a cloud, [MW.] varṣaketu वर्षकेतु varṣa—ketu m. a red-flowering Punar-navā, [L.] N. of a son of Ketu-mat, [Hariv.] varṣakośa वर्षकोश varṣa—kośa m. (also written -koṣa) a month, [L.] an astrologer, [L.] varṣapāta वर्षपात varṣa—pāta m. (pl.) fall of rain, [Mṛcch.] varṣapūga वर्षपूग varṣa—pūga m. n. (sg. or pl.) quantity of rain, [BhP.] a series or succession of years, [MBh.]; [BhP.] varṣapada वर्षपद varṣa—pada n. a calendar, [L.] varṣapati वर्षपति varṣa—pa or varṣa—pati, m. the ruler of a Varṣa, [BhP.] varṣavara वर्षवर varṣa—vara m. a eunuch, one employed in the women's apartments, Kad. varṣadharṣa वर्षधर्ष varṣa—dharṣa m. a eunuch, [W.] varṣaṃdhara वर्षंधर varṣa—ṃ-dhara m. N. of a Ṛṣi, [ĀrṣBr.], Sch. varṣaśatin वर्षशतिन् varṣa—śa°tin mfn. 100 years old, [Hariv.] varṣakṛtya वर्षकृत्य varṣa—kṛtya mfn. to be done or completed in a year, [Cat.] varṣa—kṛtya n. N. of various works. varṣamātra वर्षमात्र varṣa—mātra n. one year only, [MW.] varṣamedas वर्षमेदस् varṣá—medas (varṣá-), mfn. thick or plentiful through rain, [AV. xii, 1, 42] (-medhas, [AV.Paipp.]) varṣapākin वर्षपाकिन् varṣa—pākin m. Spondias Mangifera, [L.] varṣapriya वर्षप्रिय varṣa—priya m. ‘fond of rain’, the Cātaka, Cuculus Melanoleucus, [L.] varṣapuṣpā वर्षपुष्पा varṣa—puṣpā́ f. a kind of creeping plant, [L.] varṣapuṣpa वर्षपुष्प varṣa—puṣpa m. N. of a man, [Saṃskārak.] varṣarātra वर्षरात्र varṣa—rātra or varṣa—rā°tri, w.r. for varṣā-r° below, [R.] varṣarātri वर्षरात्रि varṣa—rātra or varṣa—rā°tri, w.r. for varṣā-r° below, [R.] varṣasthāla वर्षस्थाल varṣa—sthāla n. a rain-vessel (?), [Divyāv.] varṣatrāṇa वर्षत्राण varṣa—trāṇa n. id., [L.] varṣavṛddha वर्षवृद्ध varṣá—vṛddha (varṣá-), mfn. grown up in or through rain, [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.]; [Kauś.] varṣavṛddhi वर्षवृद्धि varṣa—vṛddhi f. ‘year-increase’, birthday, t. N. of wk. varṣayantī वर्षयन्ती varṣáyantī f. (fr. Caus. of √ vṛṣ) causing to rain N. of one of the 7 Kṛttikās, [TS.] varṣadīdhiti वर्षदीधिति varṣa—dīdhiti f. N. of wk. varṣakarman वर्षकर्मन् varṣa—karman n. the act of raining, [Nir.] varṣanirṇij वर्षनिर्णिज् varṣá—nirṇij (varṣá-), mfn. clothed with rain (said of the Maruts), [RV.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.] varṣaprāvan वर्षप्रावन् varṣá—prāvan (varṣá-), mfn. giving plenty of rain, [TBr.] (Sch.) varṣapuruṣa वर्षपुरुष varṣa—puruṣa m. an inhabitant of a Varṣa, [BhP.] varṣatantra वर्षतन्त्र varṣa—tantra n. N. of various works. varṣavasana वर्षवसन varṣa—vasana n. (more correctly varṣā-v°) the dwelling in houses (of the Buddhist monks) during the rainy season, [Buddh.] varṣavicāra वर्षविचार varṣa—vicāra m. N. of wk. varṣabhāskara वर्षभास्कर varṣa—bhās-kara m. N. of wk. varṣakāmeṣṭi वर्षकामेष्टि varṣa—kā°meṣṭi f. an offering made by one desirous of rain, [GṛŚrS.]; [Nir.] varṣalambhaka वर्षलम्भक varṣa—lambhaka m. (prob.) = -parvata (q.v.), [MBh.] varṣamañjarī वर्षमञ्जरी varṣa—mañjarī f. N. of wk. varṣapaddhati वर्षपद्धति varṣa—paddhati f. N. of various works. varṣaparvata वर्षपर्वत varṣa—parvata m. one of the mountainous ranges supposed to separate the Varṣas or divisions of the earth from each other (6 in number, viz. Himavat, Hema-kūṭa, Niṣadha, Nīla, Śveta and Śṛṅgin or Śṛṅga-vat; Meru constitutes a 7th, and others are given), [L.] varṣapavitra वर्षपवित्र varṣa-pavitra mfn. having the rain as means of purification, [JaimUp.] varṣapradīpa वर्षप्रदीप varṣa—pradīpa m. N. of wk. varṣapraveśa वर्षप्रवेश varṣa—praveśa m. the entrance into a new year, [MW.] varṣasahasra वर्षसहस्र varṣa—sahasrá n. 1000 years, [ŚBr.]; [R.] varṣavardhana वर्षवर्धन varṣa—vardhana mfn. causing increase of years, [Uttarar.] varṣa—vardhana n. increase of years, [MW.] varṣadhārādhara वर्षधाराधर varṣa—dhārā-dhara mfn. containing torrents of rain, [Cāṇ.] varṣaśatādhika वर्षशताधिक varṣa—śa°tādhika mfn. more than a century, [Vet.] varṣadaśāphala वर्षदशाफल varṣa—daśā-phala n. N. of wk. varṣamahodaya वर्षमहोदय varṣa—mahodaya m. N. of wk. varṣasahasrin वर्षसहस्रिन् varṣa—sahas°rin mfn. 1000 years old, becoming 1000 years old, [MBh.] varṣasahasrāya वर्षसहस्राय varṣa—sahas°rāya Nom. Ā. °yate, to appear like 1000 years, [Kād.] varṣasahasrīya वर्षसहस्रीय varṣa—sahas°rīya mfn. id., [MBh.] varṣasahasraka वर्षसहस्रक varṣa—sahas°raka n. id., [Hariv.] varṣa—sahas°raka mfn. living or lasting 1000 years, [MBh.]; [Pañcar.] varṣasahasrika वर्षसहस्रिक varṣa—sahas°rika mf(A)n. lasting 1000 years, [MBh.] varṣapratibandha वर्षप्रतिबन्ध varṣa—pratibandha m. stoppage of rain, drought, [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 51.] varṣartuvarṇana वर्षर्तुवर्णन varṣa—rtu—varṇana n. N. of wk. (prob. the Ṛtu-saṃhāra). varṣaphalapaddhati वर्षफलपद्धति varṣa—pha°la-paddhati f. N. of wk. varṣaphalarahasya वर्षफलरहस्य varṣa—pha°la-rahasya n. N. of wk. varṣakṛtyakaumudī वर्षकृत्यकौमुदी varṣa—kṛtya—kaumudī f. N. of wk. varṣamaryādāgiri वर्षमर्यादागिरि varṣa—maryādā-giri m. = -giri, (q.v.), [BhP.] varṣapaśuprayoga वर्षपशुप्रयोग varṣa—paśu-prayoga m. N. of wk. varṣacaryāvarṇana वर्षचर्यावर्णन varṣa—caryā-varṇana n. N. of wk. varṣakṛtyataraṃga वर्षकृत्यतरंग varṣa—kṛtya—taraṃ-ga m. N. of wk. varṣavṛddhiprayoga वर्षवृद्धिप्रयोग varṣa—vṛddhi—prayoga m. N. of wk. varṣadaśāprakaraṇa वर्षदशाप्रकरण varṣa—daśā-prakaraṇa n. N. of wk. varṣagaṇitapaddhati वर्षगणितपद्धति varṣa—gaṇita-paddhati f. N. of wk. varṣanakṣatrasūcaka वर्षनक्षत्रसूचक varṣa—nakṣatra-sūcaka m. a weather-prophet and astrologer, [Nār.] varṣavardhāpanavidhāna वर्षवर्धापनविधान varṣa—vardhāpana-vidhāna n. N. of a section of the Lubdha-jātaka. varṣartumāsapakṣāhovelādeśapradeśavat वर्षर्तुमासपक्षाहोवेलादेशप्रदेशवत् varṣa—rtu—māsa-pakṣāho-velā-deśa-pradeśa-vat mfn. containing a statement of the place and country and time and day and fortnight and month and season and year, [Yājñ., Sch.]