[vṛṣ bhāve ghañ kartari ac vā] 1 Raining, rain, a shower of rain; vidyutstanitavarṣeṣu Ms. 4. 103; Me. 35.

2 Sprinkling, effusion, throwing down, a shower of anything; surabhi suravimuktaṃ puṣpavarṣaṃ pa- pāta R. 12. 102; so śaravarṣaḥ, śilāvarṣaḥ; lājavarṣaḥ &c.

3 Seminal effusion.

4 A year (usually only n.); iyaṃti varṣāṇi tayā sahogramabhyasyatīva vratamāsi- dhāraṃ R. 13. 67; na vavarṣa varṣāṇi dbādaśa...