Varahu, Varāhu: 5 definitions
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Varahu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVarāhu (वराहु).—Ved. A boar, hog.
Derivable forms: varāhuḥ (वराहुः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarāhu (वराहु).—m. A hog,
— Cf. varāha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarāhu (वराहु).—[masculine] = varāha; [plural] a class of winds.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varāhu (वराहु):—[from varāha] m. a boar, hog, [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of [particular] winds, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a class of gods belonging to the middle sphere, [Sāyaṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Dhruvarahu.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.121.11 < [Sukta 121]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 18 - The greatness of Nandā-Prācī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]