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Varuna

American

[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.

Varuna British

/ 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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Shipping executive Varuna Perera welcomed the day off but was uncertain of its impact.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Like others in the shadow fleet, it has used different names, including Pushpa, Varuna and Pacific Apollo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

Gods such as Varuna ruled the sky, while Indra was the god of war.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

“It is a perfect storm right now,” said Varuna Bhattacharyya, a real estate lawyer in New York with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner who mainly represents banks.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

One, dubbed Varuna, is nearly as big as Pluto’s moon.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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