Varidhara, Vari-dhara, Vāridhara, Vāridhāra, Vāridhārā: 12 definitions
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Varidhara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Vāridhāra (वारिधार).—A mountain in Bhārata varṣa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 19. 16.
2) Vāridhārā (वारिधारा).—A queen of Varṣa Ṛtu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 32. 29.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvāridhara : (m.) a rain cloud.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVāridhara refers to: water-holder, water jug J. V, 4.
Note: vāridhara is a Pali compound consisting of the words vāri and dhara.
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)1) vāridhara—
(Burmese text): ရေအိုး၊ ရေကို-ဆောင်တတ်-ဆောင်ကြောင်းဖြစ်သောအိုး။
(Auto-Translation): A vessel that can carry water.
2) vāridhārā—
(Burmese text): ရေအယဉ်။
(Auto-Translation): Water louse.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāridhara (वारिधर).—a cloud; नववारिधरोदयादहोमिर्भवितव्यं च निरातपत्वरम्यैः (navavāridharodayādahomirbhavitavyaṃ ca nirātapatvaramyaiḥ) V.4.1.
Derivable forms: vāridharaḥ (वारिधरः).
Vāridhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāri and dhara (धर).
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Vāridhārā (वारिधारा).—a shower of rain.
Vāridhārā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāri and dhārā (धारा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāridhārā (वारिधारा).—f.
(-rā) A shower of rain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāridhara (वारिधर).—[vāri-dhara], m. A cloud, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 73; [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 377.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāridhara (वारिधर).—[adjective] carrying water; [masculine] = [preceding] [masculine]
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Vāridhārā (वारिधारा).—[feminine] sgl. & [plural] stream of water.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varīdharā (वरीधरा):—[=varī-dharā] [from varī] f. a kind of metre, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Vāridhara (वारिधर):—[=vāri-dhara] [from vāri > vār] mf(ā)n. holding water, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a rain-cloud, [ib.; Kāvya literature etc.]
4) Vāridhāra (वारिधार):—[=vāri-dhāra] [from vāri > vār] m. Name of a mountain, [Purāṇa]
5) Vāridhārā (वारिधारा):—[=vāri-dhārā] [from vāri-dhāra > vāri > vār] f. (sg. or [plural]; ifc. f(ā). ) a torrent of w° (galad-aśru-v, a t° of flowing tears), [Kāvya literature] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] a shower of rain, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVāridhara (ವಾರಿಧರ):—[noun] a cloud that which has water in it.
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Vāribhara (ವಾರಿಭರ):—[noun] the impact of flowing water or of the waves.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: A, Dhara, Bhara, Vari, Tara.
Full-text: Kumaravaridhara, Tushara, Pauramdara, Avirala, Akshamatra, Svad, Sic, Agraha.
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