Varu, Varū, Vāru: 8 definitions
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Varu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvarū (वरू).—f (vara) Superior eligibility or estimation, preëminence. Used restrictedly and esp. of eatables. 2 Commonly varava.
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vārū (वारू).—m (vāru S A war-elephant.) A war-horse, a steed or charger, a horse generally. Used esp. by the populace and in poetry, and with implication of largeness and fineness; and often ironically. Pr. cārū tō vārū Feed well your horse and he'll be a horse indeed.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvārū (वारू).—m A war-horse, a steed, a horse.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāru (वारु).—A war-elephant (vijayakuñjara).
Derivable forms: vāruḥ (वारुः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāru (वारु).—m.
(-ruḥ) A war-elephant carrying a standard. E. vṛ to cover, aff. uṇ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varu (वरु):—([according to] to [Sāyaṇa]) Name of a man, [Ṛg-veda viii, 23, 28; 24, 28; 25, 2] (only in varo, which is always followed by suṣāmṇe, and should be a [vocative case], but [according to] to others, ought to form the one word varosuṣāman a proper Name)
2) Vāru (वारु):—[from vāra] m. a royal elephant, war-elephant (carrying a standard = vijaya-kuñjara), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a horse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāru (वारु):—(ruḥ) 2. m. A war elephant carrying a standard.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVāru (ವಾರು):—[noun] a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.914 metre).
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)
Starts with (+135): Varu-ghotaka, Varuda, Varudaka, Varudaki, Varudha, Varudhi, Varudi, Varuhini, Varuka, Varukkai, Varula, Varulem, Varumta, Varun, Varun chal, Varuna, Varuna-muhurta, Varunabana, Varunabhatta, Varunabhrigu.
Ends with (+106): Aitamvaru, Aivaru, Akkasalavaru, Alavaru, Aliyadevaru, Aluvaru, Alvaru, Attalavaru, Avaru, Balavaru, Balivaru, Bavaru, Bevaru, Bhashavaru, Camguvaru, Daravaru, Devaru, Dillavaru, Dimkuvaru, Dirghervaru.
Full-text: Varu-ghotaka, Golla-varu, Musara-varu, Idara-varu, Madakem, Hvri, Ahaca, Baru, Idige-vadu, Varunani, Varuthin, Uru, Babu.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.268 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.22.5 < [Chapter 22 - Nanda and the Gopas See the Realm of Vaikuntha]
Verse 8.9.6 < [Chapter 9 - Lord Balarāma’s Rāsa Dance]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 86 - Thiruketheeswaram or Tirukketiccaram (Hymn 80) < [Volume 3.7 - Unto the last]
Chapter 42 - Namakkadigalakiya Adigal or Namakkatikalakiya Atikal (Hymn 33) < [Volume 3.4 - Pilgrim’s progress: with Paravai]
The Pey, Putam and Paritam (different sorts of Ganas, attendants) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
The Tamils and the Andhras < [March, 1928]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Public Theologians of Early Modern South India < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]