vara—dá mf(A/)n. granting wishes, conferring a boon, ready to fulfil requests or answer prayers (said of gods and men), [AV.]; [ŚvetUp.]; [TĀr.] &c.
vara—dá m. a benefactor, [W.]
N. of Agni in Śāntika, [Gṛhyās.]
fire for burnt offerings of a propitiatory character, [W.]
N. of one of Skanda's attendants, [MBh.]
of a partic. class of deceased ancestors, [MārkP.]
of a partic. Samādhi, [Kāraṇḍ.]
of one of the 7 Ṛṣis in the 4th Manv-antara, [VP.]
of a Dhyāni-buddha, [W.]
(mostly with ācārya, kavi, deśika, bhaṭṭāraka or deśika āc°) N. of various authors and other men, [Cat.]
pl. N. of a people, [R.]