Varuna

See also: Varuṇa

English

Varuna

Alternative forms

Varuṇa

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa).

Proper noun

Varuna

(Hinduism) A god of the sky, of rain and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld.
(astronomy) A candidate dwarf planet, one of the Kuiper belt objects.

Translations

Hindu god

Czech: Varuna m
Hindi: वरुण (hi) m (varuṇa)
Khmer: សិន្ធុបតី (sentʰu pɑɑdəy)
Marathi: वरुण m (varuṇa)

Russian: Вару́на (ru) m (Varúna)
Sanskrit: वरुण (sa) m (váruṇa)
Telugu: వరుణుడు (te) (varuṇuḍu)

See also

(dwarf planets of the Solar System) dwarf planets of the Solar System; Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Salacia, Varuna, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, 2007 OR10, Eris, Sedna

Further reading

Varuna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Proper noun

Varuna m

Varuna (Hindu god)

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