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वरम् [varam] ind. Rather or better than, preferably to, it is better that &c. It is sometimes used with the ablative; समुन्नयन् भूतिमनार्यसंगमाद्वरं विरोधोऽपि समं महात्मभिः [Ki.1.8.] But it is generally used absolutely, वरम् being used with the clause containing the thing preferred, and न च, न तु or न पुनः with the clause containing the thing to which the first is preferred, (both being put in the nominative case); वरं मौनं कार्यं न च वचनमुक्तं यदनृतं ... वरं भिक्षाशित्वं न च परधनास्वादनसुखम् [H.1.116;] वरं प्राणत्यागो न पुनरधमानामुपगमः ibid; वरं गर्भस्रावो वरमृतुषु नैवाभिगमनम्, वरं जातप्रेतो वरमपि च कन्यैव जनिता । वरं वन्ध्या भार्या वरमपि च गर्भेषु वसतिर्न चाविद्वान् रूपद्रविणगुणयुक्तोऽपि तनयः ॥ Pt.; sometimes न is used without च, तु or पुनः; याच्ञा मोघा वरमधिगुणे नाधमे लब्धकामा [Me.6.]
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वरम् n. ind. (
अम्) (g. स्वर्-आदि) preferably, rather, better (also = preferable, sometimes with abl. which in वेद is often followed by आe.g. अग्नि॑भ्यो व॑रम्, ‘better than fires’ [RV.] ; स॑खिभ्य आ॑ व॑रम्, ‘better than companions’ ib.; exceptionally with acc. e.g. शिष्यैः शत-हुतान् होमान्, एकः पुत्र-हुतो वरम्, ‘better one sacrifice offered by a son than a hundred offered by disciples’ [ṢaḍvBr.] ), [RV.] &c. &c.
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वरम् n. ind. it is better that, it would be best if (with
pres. e.g. वरं गच्छामि, ‘it is better that I go’; or with Impv. e.g. वरं नये स्थाप्यताम्, ‘it would be better if he were initiated into our plan’ [Kathās.] ; or without any verb e.g. वरं सिंहात्, ‘better [death caused] by a lion’ [Pañcat.] ; sometimes with Pot. , e.g. वरं तत् कुर्यात्, ‘better that he should do that’ [Kām.] ), [Kāv.] ; [Kathās.] &c.
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वरम् Ind. Better, sooner, rather, preferable: see
वर .
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