D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Varuna

/(vȧ*rṳ"nȧ)/ · Va·ru·na · IPA /ˈværənə/
01 n. 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 …
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    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.(Hindu Myth.)