varam ind. Rather or better than, preferably to, it is better that &c. It is sometimes used with the ablative; samunnayan BUtimanAryasaMgamAdvaraM viroDopi samaM mahAtmaBiH Ki. 1. 8. But it is generally used absolutely, varaM being used with the clause containing the thing preferred, and na ca, na tu , or na punaH with the clause containing the thing to which the first is preferred, (both being put in the nominative case); varaM mOnaM kAryaM na ca vacanamuktaM yadanftaM… varaM BikzASitvaM na ca paraDanAsvAdanasuKaM H. 1 ; varaM prARatyAgo na punaraDamAnAmupagamaH ibid. ; sometimes na is used without ca, tu or punaH ; yAcYA moGA varamaDiguRe nADame labDakAmA Me. 6.