Pāli Dictionary

vāruṇī1

varuṇastemīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

ethics

  • toddy; spirituous liquor, an intoxicating drink

  • DN 31

    akkh'itthiyo vāruṇī naccagītaṃ, divā soppaṃ pāricariyā akāle, pāpā ca mittā sukadariyatā ca, ete cha ṭhānā purisaṃ dhaṃsayanti.

vāruṇī2

varuṇastemīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • a woman possessed by a spirit

  • Ja 547

    yāssu indasagottassa, ulūkassa pavassato, sutvāna nadato bhītā, vāruṇī'va pavedhati, sā kath'ajja anujjh'aṅgī, vanaṃ gacchati bhīrukā.

vāruṇī3

varuṇastemīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

pipāsa, soṇḍa

ethics

  • a drunkard; an alcoholic

  • DN 31

    yo vāruṇī addhano akiñcano, pipāso pivaṃ papāgato, udakam'iva iṇaṃ vigāhati, akulaṃ kāhiti khippam'attano.

Encyclopedia

Vāruṇī
Person

  • A name given to slave women who serve and live in fear of the water deity Varuṇa, and in one Jātaka passage explained instead as fortune-tellers possessed by a yakkha.

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