virAmaH 1 ( a ) Cessation, discontinuance; suDAM vinA na prayayurvirAmaM Bh. 2. 80 ; pravfttasyAvirAme BavaMtI SAsitavyA Mbh. ( b ) Rest, repose. 2 End, termination, conclusion; rajaniridAnImiyamapi yAti virAmaM Gīt. 5 ; U. 3. 16 , Māl. 9. 34. 3 Pause, stop. 4 The stop or pause of the voice; Mk. 3. 5. 5 A small oblique stroke placed under a consonant, usually at the end of a sentence. 6 N. of Viṣṇu.