Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

[वृ-घञ्]

1. That which covers, a cover.
2. A multitude, large number; as in वारयुवति; ते स्ववारं समा- स्थाय वर्त्मकर्मणि कोविदाः Rām.2.8.5.
3. A heap, quantity.
4. A herd, flock; वारी वारैः सस्मरे वारणानाम् Śi.18. 56.
5. A day of the week; as in बुधवार, शनिवार.
6. Time, turn; शशकस्य वारः समायातः Pt.1; अप्सरावारपर्यायेण V.5; R.19.18; often used in Plural like the English 'times'; बहुवारान् 'many times', कतिवारान् 'how many times'.
7. An occasion, opportunity.
8. A door, gate.
9. The opposite bank of a river.
10. Name of Śiva.
11. Vedic A tail.

1. masculine gender (earlier form of वाल quod vide) the hair of any animal's tail (especially of a horse's tail, Equivalent to οὐρά) fg-veda
2. mn. sg. and plural a hair-sieve ibidem
3. masculine gender (from √1. वृ) keeping back, restraining (also masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' Equivalent to difficult to be restrained TBr.; confer, compare दुर्-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
4. masculine gender anything which covers or surrounds or restrains, a cover MW.
5. masculine gender anything which causes an obstruction, a gate, door-way W.
6. masculine gender anything enclosed or circumscribed in space or time, especially an appointed place (exempli gratia, 'for example' स्व-वारं समा-√स्था, to occupy one's proper place) R.
7. masculine gender the time fixed or appointed for anything (according to to some from √2. वृ, to choose), a person's turn MBh. Ka1v. etc. (often, especially with numerals, Equivalent to times exempli gratia, 'for example' वरांस् त्रीन् or वर-त्रयम्, three times; भूरिभिर् वारैः or भूरि-वारान् or बहु-वारम् or वारं वारम् or वारं वारेण, many times, often, repeatedly)
8. masculine gender the turn of a day (under the regency of a planet), a day of the week (they are A1ditya आदित्य -, Soma सोम -, Man3gala मङ्गल -, Budha बुध -, Guru गुरु -, S3ukra शुक्र -, and S3ani शनि - va1ra वार; confer, compare IW. 178 neuter gender 1) Gan2it. Ya1jn5. Scholiast or Commentator Ka1v. etc. (confer, compare दिन and दिवस-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
9. masculine gender a moment, occasion, opportunity W.
10. masculine gender a multitude, quantity (see बाण-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
11. masculine gender an arrow Lexicographers
12. masculine gender Achyranthes Aspera Lexicographers
13. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव Lexicographers
14. neuter gender a vessel for holding spirituous liquor Lexicographers
15. neuter gender a particular artificial poison Lexicographers
16. masculine gender (from √2. वृ) choice (see वारे-वृत)
17. masculine gender anything chosen or choice or exquisite, goods, treasure fg-veda (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'; confer, compare अशस्त-, ऋधद्-, दाति-व्that the rest of a word is to be supplied etc.)
18. masculine gender Name of a poet catalogue or catalogues

1. [vấra] masculine (Equivalent tovâla) hair of the tail (especially a horse's); masculine neuter singular plural hair-sieve (Rig-veda).
2. [vâr-a] adjective [√1. vri] keeping or warding off (only --˚).
3. [vấr-a] masculine [√2. vri] 1. Veda, Vedic: treasure (Rig-veda); 2. Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: time fixed for anything, any one's turn; any one's appointed place (rare); time (with numerals, for example three times, etc.); day of the week, day (abbreviated for dina or divasa-, turn of a day under the regency of a planet): vâram vâram, ofttimes, repeatedly, again and again.
4. [vâra] masculine quantity, multitude (rare).