vAri n. [ vf-iR Uṇ. 4. 124 ] 1 Water; yaTA Kanan KanitreRa naro ( pb ) vAryaDigacCati Subhāṣ. 2 A fluid. 3 A kind of perfume ( vAla or hrIvera ). — riH — rI f. 1 A place for fastening an elephant; vArI vArEH sasmare vAraRAnAM Śi. 18. 56 ; R. 5. 45. 2 A rope for fastening an elephant. 3 A hole or trap for catching elephants. 4 A captive, prisoner. 5 A water-pot. 6 N. of Sarasvatī. 7 Speech. Comp. — ISaH 1 the ocean. 2 N. of Viṣṇu. — udBavaM a lotus. — okaH a leech. — karpUraH a kind of fish ( ilISa ). — kubjakaH the plant SfMgAwaka . — krimiH a leech. — catvaraH a piece of water. — cara a. aquatic. — (raH) 1 a fish. 2 any aquatic animal. — cAmaraM moss. — ja a. produced in water. — (jaH) 1 a conch-shell; Śi. 15. 72. 2 any bivalve shell. — (jaM) 1 a lotus; Śi. 4. 66. 2 a kind of salt. 3 a kind of plant ( gOrasuvarRa ). 4 cloves. — taskraraH 1 a cloud. 2 the sun. — trA an umbrella. — daH a cloud; vitara vArida vAri davAture Subhāsh; Bv. 1. 30. — (daH) a kind of perfume. — draH the Cātaka bird. — DaraH a cloud; navavAriDarodayAdahoBerBavitavyaM ca nirAtapatvaramyEH V. 4. 3. — DArA a shower of rain. — DiH 1 the ocean; vAriDisutAmakzRAM didfkzuH SatEH Gīt. 12. 2 a jar or pot. — nATaH 1 the ocean. 2 an epithet of Viṣṇu. 3 a cloud. 4 the habitation of the serpentrace. — niDiH the ocean. — paTaH, -TaM ‘journey by sea’, a voyage. — pravAhaH a cascade, water-fall. — masiH, -muc m. , — raH a cloud. — yaMtraM a water-wheel, a machine for drawing up water; M. 2. 13. — raTaH a raft, boat, float. — rASiH 1 the ocean. 2 a lake. — ruhaM a lotus. — loman m. N. of Varuṇa. — vAsaH a dealer in spirituous liquors. — vAhaH, -vAhanaH a cloud; Pt. 2. 142. — SaH N. of Viṣṇu. — saMBavaH 1 cloves. 2 a kind of antimony. 3 the fragrant root called uSIra q. v.