वराह [ varāha ] [ varāha ] m. (derivation doubtful) a boar , hog , pig , wild boar Lit. RV. (ifc. it denotes , " superiority , pre-eminence " ; see g. [ vyāghrādi ] )

a cloud Lit. Naigh. i , 10

a bull Lit. Col.

a ram Lit. L.

Delphinus Gangeticus Lit. L.

N. of Vishṇu in his third or boar-incarnation ( cf. [ varāhāvatāra ] ) Lit. TĀr. Lit. MBh.

an array of troops in the form of a boar Lit. Mn. vii , 187

a partic. measure Lit. L.

Cyperus Rotundus Lit. L.

yam , manioc-root Lit. L.

= [ varāha-purāṇa ] and [ °hopaniṣad ] ( q.v.)

N. of a Daitya Lit. MBh.

of a Muni Lit. ib.

of various authors ( also with [ paṇḍita ] and [ śarman ] ) Lit. Cat.

abridged fr. [ varāha-mihira ] Lit. ib. Lit. Uṇ. Sch.

of the son of a guardian of a temple Lit. Rājat.

of a mountain Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

of one of the 18 Dvīpas Lit. L.

[ varāhī ] f. a species of Cyperus Lit. L.

Batatas Edulis Lit. L.