वराह

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Noun

वराह m

  1. Devanagari script form of varāha (boar)

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *warāȷ́ʰás (boar). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬁𐬰𐬀 (varāza), Northern Kurdish beraz.

Pronunciation

Noun

वराह (varāhá) stemm

  1. boar, hog, pig, wild boar
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.67.7:
      ब्रह्मणस्पतिर्वृषभिर् वराहैर् घर्मस्वेदेभिर्द्रविणं व्यानट्
      brahmaṇaspatirvṛṣabhir varāhair gharmasvedebhirdraviṇaṃ vyānaṭ
      Bṛhaspati, with the help of strong and mighty wild boars, sweating with heat, has gained a rich possession.
  2. cloud
  3. bull
  4. an incarnation of Vishnu
  5. a formation of troops in the shape of a boar
  6. a purāṇa
  7. proper name of people and places

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वराह
singular dual plural
nominative वराहः (varāhaḥ) वराहौ (varāhau)
वराहा¹ (varāhā¹)
वराहाः (varāhāḥ)
वराहासः¹ (varāhāsaḥ¹)
vocative वराह (varāha) वराहौ (varāhau)
वराहा¹ (varāhā¹)
वराहाः (varāhāḥ)
वराहासः¹ (varāhāsaḥ¹)
accusative वराहम् (varāham) वराहौ (varāhau)
वराहा¹ (varāhā¹)
वराहान् (varāhān)
instrumental वराहेण (varāheṇa) वराहाभ्याम् (varāhābhyām) वराहैः (varāhaiḥ)
वराहेभिः¹ (varāhebhiḥ¹)
dative वराहाय (varāhāya) वराहाभ्याम् (varāhābhyām) वराहेभ्यः (varāhebhyaḥ)
ablative वराहात् (varāhāt) वराहाभ्याम् (varāhābhyām) वराहेभ्यः (varāhebhyaḥ)
genitive वराहस्य (varāhasya) वराहयोः (varāhayoḥ) वराहाणाम् (varāhāṇām)
locative वराहे (varāhe) वराहयोः (varāhayoḥ) वराहेषु (varāheṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

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