As a deity name
Name 616 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 14 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 10 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 883 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
वरेण्य · adj
प्रधान । मुख्य · वरणीय । पूजनीय · जिसकी कामना की जाय (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
वरेण्य · noun · masculine
भृगु के एक पुत्र का नाम · महादेव · कुंकुम । केसर — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to be wished for, desirable, excellent, best among (gen.), &c. &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vareṇya" is the vocative of "vareṇyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "vareṇya" is derived from "vareṇ" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vareṇ (fr. vareṇyaya), Uṇ. iii, 98, Sch.
vareṇ , vareṇya, vareya &c. See col. 1.
vareṇya mfn. to be wished for, desirable, excellent, best among (gen.), RV. &c. &c.
vareṇya m. a partic. class of deceased ancestors, MārkP.
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
vareṇya mfn. to be wished for, desirable, excellent, best among (gen.), RV. &c. &c.
vareṇya m. a partic. class of deceased ancestors, MārkP.
N. of a son of Bhṛgu, MBh.
vareṇya n. supreme bliss, VP.
saffron, L.
vareṇyā (ā), f. N. of Śiva's wife, L.
vareṇ (fr. vareṇyaya), Uṇ. iii, 98, Sch.
vareṇ , vareṇya, vareya &c. See col. 1.
Alternative readings
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