ind. Rather or better than, preferably to, it is better that &c. It is sometimes used with the ab- lative; samunnayan bhūtimanāryasaṃgamādvaraṃ vi- rodhopi samaṃ mahātmabhiḥ Ki. 1. 8. But it is generally used absolutely, varaṃ being used with the clause contain- ing the thing preferred, and na ca, na tu, or na punaḥ with the clause contain- ing the thing to which the first is pre- ferred, (both being put in the...