वाराही (vārāhī) is a Sanskrit word meaning coming from or belonging to a boar, relating to the Boar form of Vishnu, taught or composed by Varahamihira, the Boar, an incarnation of Vishnu, a banner with the representation of a boar, a kind of bulbous plant. Its 29 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them Boar or Boar-related, Geographical Names, Divine Feminine Figure (Goddess/Śakti/Mātṛ).
(H1) [Printed book page 944,2] वाराह (vārāha)mf(ई (ī))n. (fr.वराह (varāha)) coming from or belonging to a boar (with उपानहौ (upānahau)du. shoes made of pig's leather; with मांस (māṃsa)n. pig's flesh), Br.; Yājñ. &c. [ID=191733]
वाराही (vārāhī) [Printed book page 0961-a] वाराही (vārāhī) 4 A measure.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Polysemous Dictionary Entries for Vārāhī
2 definitions2
1. An edible root or yam. 2. One of the divine mothers. 3. A measure. 4. The earth. 5. A sow.
वाराही (vārāhī) [Printed book page 675-b] वाराही (vārāhī)(ही) ((hī)) 1. f. An esculent root, yam; one of the divine mothers; a measure; the earth; a sow. [ID=34064]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The earth. 2. A measure. 3. The divine energy of Vishnu in the form of a boar.
[Printed book page 654-17] वाराही (vārāhī)f. 1. The earth; 2. a measure; 3. the śakti of Vishṇu in the form of a boar. [ID=34432]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Proper Name Associations (Varāhamihira, Lalitā)
2 definitions2
taught or composed by Varahamihira
taught or composed by Varāha i.e. Varāha-mihira (see comp.) [ID=191735]
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Definitions on this page come from 5 works:
Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
