varam-natu

tu

fut. 2nd totā orﾠ tavitā Vop.) to have authority, be strong RV. I, 94, 2 ;
(pf. tūtāva cf. Naigh. IV, 1 Pāṇ. 6-1, 7 Kāṡ.) ;
to go Dhātup. ;
to injure ib.:
Caus. (aor. tūtot, 2. sg. - tos) to make strong orﾠ efficient RV. II, 20, 5; VI, 26, 4 ;
cf. ut-, saṉ-;
tavás, etc. tīvrá;
+ Zd. tav, « to be able» ;
Lat. tumor, tueri, totus
tú

metrically alsoﾠ tū́ RV. ;
cf. Pāṇ. 6-3, 133)
pray! I beg, do, now, then, Lat. dum used (esp. with the Imper.) RV. ;
but ( alsoﾠ with evá orﾠ vaí following)
AV. IV, 18, 6 TS. ṠBr. etc..; and Mn. II, 22; or, I, 68; XI, 202 ;
often incorrectly written for nu MBh. I, 6151 B and C ;
sometimes used as a mere expletive
ca-natu though-still not
naca-apitu not-but
kāmaṉca-tu orﾠ though - still
paraṉtu though - still
varam-natu it is true - but not, ere - than
na-paraṉtu not-however
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vára

stopping, checking RV. I, 143, 5. ;
vará

m. « chooser», one who solicits a girl in marriage, suitor, lover, bridegroom, husband (rarely « son-in-law») RV. etc. etc.;
a bridegroom's friend MW. ;
a dissolute man (= vita orﾠ shiḍga) L. ;
( vára) mf (ā)n. « select», choicest, valuable, precious, best, most excellent orﾠ eminent among (gen. loc. abl., orﾠ comp.) orﾠ for (gen.) ṠrS. MBh. etc.;
(ifc.) royal, princely Jātakam. ;
better, preferable, better than (abl., rarely gen.) orﾠ among (abl.) Mn. MBh. etc.;
eldest W. ;
(am) ind. (gaṇa svar-ādi) preferably, rather, better ( alsoﾠ = preferable, sometimes with abl. which in Veda is often followed by ā
e.g.. agníbhyováram, « better than fires» RV. ;
sákkibhyaā́váram, « better than companions» ib. ;
exceptionally with acc. e.g.. ṡishyaiḥṡata-hutānhomān, ekaḥputra-kutvaram, « better one sacrifice offered by a son than a hundred offered by disciples» ShaḍvBr.) RV. etc. etc.;
it is better that, it would be best if (with pres. e.g.. varaṉgacchāmi, « it is better that I go» ;
orﾠ with Impv. e.g.. varaṉnayesthāpyatām, « it would be better if he were initiated into our plan» Kathās. ;
orﾠ without any verb e.g.. varaṉsiṉhāt, « better < death caused> by a lion» Pañcat. ;
sometimes with Pot., e.g.. varaṉtatkuryāt, « better that he should do that» Kām.) Kāv. Kathās. etc.;
it is better than, rather than (in these senses varam is followed by, na, naca natu, napunaḥ tadapina orﾠ tathâ̱pina, with nom.
e.g.. varaṉmṛiṡyurnacâ̱kīrtiḥ, better death than <lit. « andﾠ not» > infamy;
exeptionally with instr. e.g.. varamekoguṇīputrotacamūrkha-ṡatairapi, « better one virtuous son than hundreds of fools» Hit. ;
nahi-varam, « by no mean - but rather») Mn. MBh. etc.;
m. (rarely n.;
ifc. f. ā) act orﾠ object of choosing, election, wish, request;
boon, gift, reward, benefit, blessing, favour ( várāya, váramā́, prátiváram orﾠ váraṉvaram, « according to wish, to one's heart's content» ;
mad-varāt, in consequence of the boon granted by me;
váraṉ-vṛi, to choose a boon;
varaṉ-yāc orﾠ ā-kāṅksh orﾠ brū orﾠ Caus. of pra-arth, « to prefer a request» ;
váraṉdā, « to grant a boon orﾠ blessing» ;
varampra-dā orﾠ pra-yam id.;
varaṉ-labh, « to receive a boon orﾠ reward») RV. etc. etc.;
a benefit, advantage, privilege Daṡ. ;
charity, alms VarBṛS. ;
a dowry Pañcat. ;
m. a kind of grain (= varata) KātyṠr. Sch. ;
bdellium L. ;
a sparrow L. ;
N. of a son of Ṡvaphalka VP. ;
(ā) f. N. of various plants andﾠ vegetable products (accord. toﾠ L. « the three kinds of myrobolan» ;
Clypea Hemandifolia;
Asparagus Racemosus;
Cocculus Cordifolius;
turmeric;
Embelia Ribes;
a root similar to ginger;
= brāhrnī andﾠ reṇukā) Suṡr. ;
N. of Pārvatī L. ;
N. of a river BhP. ;
(ī) f. Asparagus Racemosus L. ;
N. of Chāya (the wife of Sūrya) L. ;
n. saffron BhP. (In comp. not always separable from 1. vara.)
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