Vara

The text thereupon etymologises the term Vara/n/â as that which wards off (vârayati) all evil done by the senses, and the term Nâsî as that which destroys

The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 George Thibaut 1881

And even if he did, he wouldn’t think at all about a sultry Thallonian woman who went by the name of Vara Syndra.

Double or Nothing Peter David 1999

"Vara," replied Dominick, "do you remimber the day -- fair and handsome you wor then -- when I first kissed your lips, as my own darlin 'wife?"

The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831

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"Vara," said he, "I know the boy -- he won't give it up; and 'twould be a pity -- maybe a sin -- to put him from it.

The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831

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