n. (or m., [Siddh.]; fr. √ 1. vṛ) ‘envelope’, defensive armour, a coat of mail, [RV.] &c. &c.
a bulwark, shelter, defence, protection, [ib.] (often at the end of the names of Kṣatriyas)
bark, rind, [VarBṛS.]
N. of partic. preservative formulas and prayers (esp. of the mystic syllable hum), [BhP.]