# वाराही (vārāhī)

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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).

- **SLP1:** `vArAhI`  **IAST:** vārāhī  **Devanagari:** वाराही
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varahi
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/varahi/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** वाराहि (vārāhi), वराही (varāhī)

## Meanings by context

### Boar or Boar-related (5 definitions)
- coming from or belonging to a boar  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (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 ]
- relating to the Boar form of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > relating to the Boar form of Viṣṇu, MBh.; Kāv. &c. [ ID=191734 ]
- The Boar, an incarnation of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > वाराह (vārāha) m. ‘the Boar’ ( i.e. Viṣṇu in his third incarnation, as a वराह (varāha), q.v. ), MBh.; Pañcar. ( v.l. वराह (varāha) ) [ ID=191736 ]
- a banner with the representation of a boar  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a banner with the representation of a boar, MBh. [ ID=191737 ]
- Relating to a boar  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वाराह (vārāha) ी (vārāhī) [Printed book page 654-16 ] वाराह (vārāha) (I) a. (f. ही (hī) ) Relating to a boar, Yaj. i.259. [ ID=34428.1 ]

### Geographical Names (5 definitions)
- a mountain  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a mountain, MBh.; Hariv. ( v.l. वराह् (varāh) ) [ ID=191739 ]
- a holy place of pilgrimage  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Tīrtha, MBh. [ ID=191743 ]
- Varaha-dvipa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > = वराह - द्वीप (varāha-dvīpa), L. [ ID=191744 ]
- a river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a river, Cat. [ ID=191765 ]
- A river of the Varahadvipa.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Vārāhī (III) — a R. of the Varāhadvīpam. Vā. 48. 39. [ ID=12594 ]

### Divine Feminine Figure (Goddess/Śakti/Mātṛ) (4 definitions)
- the female energy of the boar form of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the Śakti or female Energy of the Boar form of Viṣṇu, Yājñ., Sch. [ ID=191760 ]
- name of one of the Matris attending on Skanda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, MBh. [ ID=191761 ]
- The Shakti of Vishnu in the form of a boar  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वाराही (vārāhī) [Printed book page 0961-a ] वाराही (vārāhī) 3 The Śakti of Viṣṇu in the form of a boar
- 1. A Shakti or mind-born mother. 2. An icon with a buffalo mount.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Vārāhī (II) — a Śakti; a mind-born mother. 1 Icon of, with buffalo mount. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Br. IV. 19. 7; 20. 37; M. 179. 11.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. 261. 30.] [ ID=12593 ]

### A Bulbous Plant (e.g., Dioscorea, Yam) (2 definitions)
- a kind of bulbous plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of bulbous plant, Dioscorea ( cf. - कन्द (-kanda) ) [ ID=191738 ]
- a kind of bulbous plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of bulbous plant, Dioscorea, VarBṛS. [ ID=191762 ]

### A Sow (2 definitions)
- a sow  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 944,2] वाराही (vārāhī) b f. a sow, W. [ ID=191759 ]
- A sow  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वाराही (vārāhī) [Printed book page 0961-a ] वाराही (vārāhī) 1 A sow

### A Unit of Measure (2 definitions)
- a measure  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a measure, ib. [ ID=191764 ]
- A measure  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वाराही (vārāhī) [Printed book page 0961-a ] वाराही (vārāhī) 4 A measure

### Polysemous Dictionary Entries for Vārāhī (2 definitions)
- 1. An edible root or yam. 2. One of the divine mothers. 3. A measure. 4. The earth. 5. A sow.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- 1. The earth. 2. A measure. 3. The divine energy of Vishnu in the form of a boar.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [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 ]

### Proper Name Associations (Varāhamihira, Lalitā) (2 definitions)
- taught or composed by Varahamihira  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > taught or composed by Varāha i.e. Varāha-mihira (see comp. ) [ ID=191735 ]
- a surname of Lalita  
  *The Purana Index*
  > वाराही (vārāhī) [Printed book page 3-200 ] Vārāhī (I) — a surname of Lalitā. Br. IV. 17. 19. [ ID=12592 ]

### The Earth (2 definitions)
- the earth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the earth, W. [ ID=191763 ]
- The earth  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वाराही (vārāhī) [Printed book page 0961-a ] वाराही (vārāhī) 2 The earth

### Vedic School or Sacred Text (2 definitions)
- A school of the Black Yajur-veda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pl. N. of a school of the Black Yajur-veda, Hcar.; Āryav. [ ID=191740 ]
- the name of a Saman  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > वाराह (vārāha) n. N. of a Sāman ( वाराह (vārāha) म् उत्तरम् (vārāham uttaram) ), ĀrṣBr. [ ID=191742 ]

### Referential Note on Feminine Form (1 definition)
- see below  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 944,2] वाराही (vārāhī) a ( ई (ī) ), f., see below [ ID=191741 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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