वाराह

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

VĀRĀHA II   A holy place in the middle of Kurukṣetra. It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 83, Stanza 88] , that Mahāviṣṇu stayed in this place for a while in the shape of Varāha (Boar) and that those who bathe in this holy bath would obtain the fruits of performing the sacrifice Agniṣṭoma.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : सूअर, वराह, सूअर, जंगली सुअर

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

वाराह n.  श्रीविष्णु के वराह नामक तृतीय अवतार का नामान्तर [भा. ११.४.१८] ; वराह देखिये ।
वाराह II. n.  एक असुर [मत्स्य. १७२] ।

कोंकणी (Konkani) WN

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वाराह  n.  mf( ई)n. ( fr. वराह) coming from or belonging to a boar (with उपानहौ du. shoes made of pig's leather; with मांस n. pig's flesh), [Br.]; [Yājñ.] &c.
relating to the Boar form of विष्णु, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
taught or composed by वराह i.e. वराह-मिहिर (See comp.)
वाराह  m.  m. ‘the Boar’ ( i.e. विष्णु in his third incarnation, as a वराह q.v.), [MBh.]; [Pañcar.] ( v.l. वराह)
a banner with the representation of a boar, [MBh.]
-कन्द   a kind of bulbous plant, Dioscorea ( cf.)

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कन्द

वराह्    N. of a mountain, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] ( v.l.)
pl. N. of a school of the Black यजुर्-वेद, [Hcar.]; [Āryav.]
वाराह  n.  n. N. of a सामन् ( वाराहम् उत्तरम्), [ĀrṣBr.]
of a तीर्थ, [MBh.]
वराह-द्वीप   = , [L.]

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वराह द्वीप

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वाराह [vārāha] a.  a. (-ही f.) [वराहस्येदं प्रियत्वात् अण्] Relating to a boar; वाराहीमात्मयोनेस्तनुमवनविधावास्थितस्यानुरूपाम् [Mu.7.] 19; [Y.1.259;] शक्तिः साप्याययौ तत्र वाराहीं विभ्रती तनुम् Devīmāhātmya.
हः A boar.
A kind of tree.-Comp.
-कर्णी   Physalis Flexuosa (अश्वगन्धा).
-कल्पः  N. N. of the present Kalpa (that in which we are at present living).
-पुराणम्  N. N. of one of the 18 Purāṇas.

Shabda-Sagara

वाराह  mfn.  ( -हः-ही-हं) Relating to a boar, belonging to, derived from, &c.
 f.  ( -ही)
1. An esculent root, a Yam, (Dioscorea.)
2. One of the divine mothers.
3. A measure.
4. The earth.
5. A sow.
E. वराह a hog or VISHṆU in that form, &c., अण् aff. and ङीप्, fem. form.

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वराह अण् ङीप्