As a deity name
Name 908 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
वाँ
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the western quarter or region (presided over by Varuṇa), the west (with or without diś)
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M1 · same meaning "vāruṇyai" is the dative of "vāruṇī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "vāruṇyai" is the dative of "vāruṇi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
vāruṇī (ī), f., see below
vāruṇī f. the western quarter or region (presided over by Varuṇa), the west (with or without diś), VarBṛS.
1. vāruṇi m. ‘son of Varuṇa’, patr. of various persons (esp. of Bhṛgu, Satya-dhṛti, Vasiṣṭha, Agastya &c.), Br.; RAnukr.; MBh.
2. vāruṇi f. (mc.) = vāruṇī, spirituous liquor, Hariv.
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