várūtha n. protection, defence, shelter, secure abode, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [TBr.]
a house or dwelling, [Naigh.]
armour, a coat of mail, [L.]
a shield, [L.]
(also m.) a sort of wooden ledge or guard fastened round a chariot as a defence against collision, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [MBh.] &c.
any multitude, host, swarm, quantity, assemblage (also of sons &c.), [BhP.]
várūtha m. the Indian cuckoo, [L.]
time, [L.]
= -nija-rāṣṭraka (?), [L.]
N. of a Grāma, [R.]
of a man, [MārkP.]