ind. (am-) (gaRasvar-ādi-) preferably, rather, better (also = preferable, sometimes with ablative which in veda- is often followed by ā-exempli gratia, 'for example'agn/ibhyo v/aram-,"better than fires" ; s/akkibhya /ā v/aram-,"better than companions" ;exceptionally with accusativeexempli gratia, 'for example'śiṣyaiḥ śata-hutān homān-, ekaḥ putra-kut varam-,"better one sacrifice offered by a son than a hundred offered by disciples" ) etc.
ind. it is better that, it would be best if (with present tenseexempli gratia, 'for example'varaṃ gacchāmi-,"it is better that I go";or with imperativeexempli gratia, 'for example'varaṃ naye sthāpyatām-,"it would be better if he were initiated into our plan" ;or without any verb exempli gratia, 'for example'varaṃ siṃhāt-,"better [death caused] by a lion" ;sometimes with Potential,e.g. varaṃ tat kuryāt-,"better that he should do that" ) etc.
वरम् ind. Rather or better than, preferably to, it is better that &c. It is sometimes used with the ablative; समुन्नयन् भूतिमनार्यसंगमाद्वरं विरोधो$पि समं महात्मभिः Ki.1.8. But it is generally used absolutely, वरम् being used with the clause containing the thing preferred, and न च, न तु or न पुनः with the clause containing the thing to which the first is preferred, (both being put in the nominative case); वरं मौनं कार्यं न च वचनमुक्तं यदनृतं ... वरं भिक्षाशित्वं न च परधनास्वादनसुखम् H.1.116; वरं प्राणत्यागो न पुनरधमानामुपगमः ibid; वरं गर्भस्रावो वरमृतुषु नैवाभिगमनम्, वरं जातप्रेतो वरमपि च कन्यैव जनिता । वरं वन्ध्या भार्या वरमपि च गर्भेषु वसतिर्न चाविद्वान् रूपद्रविणगुणयुक्तो$पि तनयः ॥ Pt.; sometimes न is used without च, तु or पुनः; याच्ञा मोघा वरमधिगुणे नाधमे लब्धकामा Me.6.
चत्वरम् [चत्-ष्वरच् Uṇ.2.121] 1 A quadrangular place or courtyard. -2 A place where many roads meet; स खलु श्रेष्ठिचत्वरे निवसति Mk.2. -3 A levelled spot of ground prepared for a sacrifice. -4 A collection of four chariots.
चीवरम् [चि-ष्वरच् नि˚ दीर्घः; चीव्-अरच् वा; cf. Uṇ.3.1] 1 A garment (in general); a tatter, rag; प्रेतचीवर- वसा स्वनोग्रया R.11.16. -2 The dress of any mendicant, particularly of a Buddhist mendicant; चीवराणि परिधत्ते Sk.; चीरचीवरपरिच्छदाम् Māl.1; प्रक्षालितमेतन्मया चीवरखण्डम् Mk.8.
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