As a deity name
Name 18 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 9 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 11 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 6 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
वरद · adj
[वि॰ स्त्री॰ वरदा] वर देनेवाला । अभीष्टदाता · प्रसन्न । हर्षयुक्त (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
वरद · noun · masculine
उपकारी । कल्याणकर · पितृगणों का एक वर्ग — Śabdasāgara
वरद · vara-da · adj.
See s.v. vara or var — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1187
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a benefactor
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "varada" is the vocative of "varadā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
vara—da mf(ā)n. granting wishes, conferring a boon, ready to fulfil requests or answer prayers (said of gods and men), AV.; ŚvetUp.; TĀr. &c.
vara—da m. a benefactor, W.
N. of Agni in Śāntika, Gṛhyās.
fire for burnt offerings of a propitiatory character, W.
N. of one of Skanda's attendants, MBh.
vara—dā (ā), f. a young woman, girl, maiden, L.
N. of a guardian goddess in the family of Vara-tantu, Cat.
Alternative readings
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