vAraH [ vf-GaY ] 1 That which covers, a cover. 2 A multitude, large number; as in vArayuvati . 3 A heap; quantity. 4 A herd, flock; Śi. 18. 56. 5 A day of the week; as in buDavAra, SanivAra . 6 Time, turn; SaSakasya vAraH samAyAtaH Pt. 1 ; apsarAvAraparyAyeRa V. 5 ; R. 19. 18 ; often used in pl. like the English ‘times’; bahuvArAn ‘many times’ kativArAn ‘how many times’. 7 A An occasion, opportunity. 8 A door, gate. 9 The opposite bank of a river. 10 N. of Śiva. 11 Ved. A tail. — raM 1 A vessel for holding spirituous liquor. 2 A mass of water ( jalasaMGa ). Comp. — aMganA, -nArI, -yuvati f. , yoprit f. , — vanitA, vilAsinI, -suMdarI, -strI ‘a woman of the multitude’, a common woman, harlot, courtezan, prostitute; Ratn. 1. 26 ; Ś. Til. 16. — kIraH 1 a wife's brother (according to Trik. ). 2 the submarine fire. 3 a hairdresser or comb. 4 a louse. 5 a courser. 6 a carrier, porter; (these meanings are given in Medinī ). — bu (bU) zA the plantain tree. — muKyA the chief of a number of harlots. — bA (vA) RaH, -RaM armour, a coat of mail; agamatkEtakaM rajaH . tadyAGevAravARAnAmayatnapawavAsatAM R. 4. 55 ; Śi. 15. 118. — vARiH 1 a piper, player on a flute. 2 a musician. 3 a year. 4 a judge. ( — RiH f. ) a harlot. — vARI a harlot. — vfzA 1 corn. 2 the plantain tree. — velA a time or period of the day when no act is performed. — sevA 1 harlotry, prostitution. 2 a number of harlots.