varuna

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varuna - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Varuna \Va*ru"na\ (v[.a]*r[udd]"n[.a]), n. [Skr. Varu[.n]a.]
     (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.
     [1913 Webster]

varuna - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Varuna
      n 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