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VARUNA
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• VARUNA (noun)
The noun VARUNA has 1 sense:
1. in Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world
Familiarity information: VARUNA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
In Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Hindu deity (a deity worshipped by the Hindus)
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