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Webster 1913 Edition
Varuna
‖
Va-ru′na
(vȧ-rṳ′nȧ)
, Noun.
[Skr.
Varuṇa
.] (Hindu Myth.)
The god of the waters; the Indian Neptune. He is regarded as regent of the west, and lord of punishment, and is represented as riding on a sea monster, holding in his hand a snaky cord or noose with which to bind offenders, under water.