Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for वरम्

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वरम्varamind.Rather or better than, preferably to, it is better that &c. It is sometimes used with the ablative; समुन्नयन्…

Rather or better than, preferably to, it is better that etc. It is sometimes used with the ablative; समुन्नयन् भूतिमनार्यसंगमाद्वरं विरोधोऽपि समं महात्मभिः Ki.1.8. But it is generally used absolutely, वरम् being used with the clause containing the thing preferred, and न च, न तु or न पुनः with the clause containing the thing to which the first is preferred, (both being put in the nominative case); वरं मौनं कार्यं न च वचनमुक्तं यदनृतं ... वरं भिक्षाशित्वं न च परधनास्वादनसुखम् H.1.116; वरं प्राणत्यागो न पुनरधमानामुपगमः Tbe same; वरं गर्भस्रावो वरमृतुषु नैवाभिगमनम्, वरं जातप्रेतो वरमपि च कन्यैव जनिता । वरं वन्ध्या भार्या वरमपि च गर्भेषु वसतिर्न चाविद्वान् रूपद्रविणगुणयुक्तोऽपि तनयः ॥ Pt.; sometimes न is used without च, तु or पुनः; याच्ञा मोघा वरमधिगुणे नाधमे लब्धकामा Me.6.

Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वरम्varamind. (अम्) (g. स्वर्-आदि) preferably, rather, better (also = preferable, sometimes with abl. which in Veda वेद…
1. indeclinable (अम्) (gaRa स्वर्-आदि) preferably, rather, better (also Equivalent to preferable, sometimes with ablative which in Veda वेद is often followed by आ exempli gratia, 'for example' अग्न्/इभ्यो व्/अरम्, "better than fires" fg-veda; स्/अक्किभ्य /आ व्/अरम्, "better than companions" ibidem; exceptionally with accusative exempli gratia, 'for example' शिष्यैः शत-हुतान् होमान्, एकः पुत्र-कुत् वरम्, "better one sacrifice offered by a son than a hundred offered by disciples" Shad2vBr.) fg-veda etc.
2. indeclinable it is better that, it would be best if (with present tense exempli gratia, 'for example' वरं गच्छामि, "it is better that I go"; or with imperative exempli gratia, 'for example' वरं नये स्थाप्यताम्, "it would be better if he were initiated into our plan" Katha1s.; or without any verb exempli gratia, 'for example' वरं सिंहात्, "better [death caused] by a lion" Pan5cat.; sometimes with Potential, exempli gratia, 'for example' वरं तत् कुर्यात्, "better that he should do that" Ka1m.) Ka1v. Katha1s. etc.
3. indeclinable it is better than, rather than (in these senses वरम् is followed by, न, न च न तु, न पुनः तद् अपि न or तथा*पि न, with nominative case exempli gratia, 'for example' वरं मृश्युर् नचा*कीर्तिः, "better death than [literally" and not "] infamy "; exceptionally with instrumental case exempli gratia, 'for example' वरम् एको गुणी पुत्रो त च मूर्ख-शतैर् अपि, "better one virtuous son than hundreds of fools" Hit.; न हि-वरम्, "by no mean - but rather") Mn. MBh. etc.
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

वरम्varam[váram] ad., v. �� 1. vara.

[váram] adverb, -ial, -ially, vide, see �� 1. vara.

Source: Macdonell

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