vā́ra m. (earlier form of vāla, q.v.) the hair of any animal's tail (esp. of a horse's tail, = οὐρά), [RV.]
vā́ra m. n. sg. and pl. a hair-sieve, [ib.]
m. (fr. √ 1. vṛ) keeping back, restraining (also mfn. ifc. = difficult to be restrained, [TBr.]; cf. dur-v°)
anything which covers or surrounds or restrains, a cover, [MW.]
anything which causes an obstruction, a gate, door-way, [W.]
anything enclosed or circumscribed in space or time, esp. an appointed place (e.g. sva-vāraṃ samā-√ sthā, to occupy one's proper place), [R.]
the time fixed or appointed for anything (accord. to some fr. √ 2. vṛ, to choose), a person's turn, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (often, esp. with numerals, = times, e.g. varāṃs trīn or vara-trayam, three times; bhūribhir vāraiḥ or bhūri-vārān or bahu-vāram or vāraṃ vāram or vāraṃ vāreṇa, many times, often, repeatedly)
the turn of a day (under the regency of a planet), a day of the week (they are Āditya-, Soma-, Maṅgala-, Budha-, Guru-, Śukra-, and Śani-vāra; cf. [IW. 178 n. 1]), [Gaṇit.]; [Yājñ.], Sch.; [Kāv.] &c. (cf. dina and divasa-v°)
a moment, occasion, opportunity, [W.]
a multitude, quantity (see bāṇa-v°)
an arrow, [L.]
Achyranthes Aspera, [L.]
N. of Śiva, [L.]
n. a vessel for holding spirituous liquor, [L.]
a partic. artificial poison, [L.]
vā́ra m. (fr. √ 2. vṛ) choice (see vāre-vṛta)
anything chosen or choice or exquisite, goods, treasure, [RV.] (often ifc.; cf. aśasta-, ṛdhad-, dāti-v° &c.)
N. of a poet, [Cat.]