Varuna

[ vur-oo-nuh, vahr-uh- ]

/ ˈvɜr ʊ nə, ˈvɑr ə- /

noun Hinduism.

the Vedic god of natural and moral law, probably a sky god originally: thought to correspond to the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda.

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Example sentences from the Web for varuna

O hear this my calling, Varuna, be gracious now; longing for help, I have called upon thee.
Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I|Friedrich Max Mller
Harischandra is childless, and is instructed to pray to Varuna, promising to offer the babe as a human sacrifice.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang
It was at Lowestoft that 'Lais' first gave 'Varuna' a taste of her quality, as she beat the latter by 13 mins.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
By the performance of austerities he gained from the gods the boon to reclaim some land from Varuna, the sea god.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

He who would flee far beyond the sky even he would not be rid of Varuna.
Demonology and Devil-lore|Moncure Daniel Conway

British Dictionary definitions for varuna

Varuna

/ (ˈværʊnə, ˈvʌ-) /

noun

Hinduism the ancient sky god, later the god of the waters and rain-giver. In earlier traditions he was also the all-seeing divine judge

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