[vṛ-unan Uṇ. 3. 53] 1 N. of an Āditya (usually associated with Mitra).

2 (In later mytho- logy) The regent of the ocean and of the western quarter (represent- ed with a noose in hand); yāsāṃ rājā varuṇo yāti madhye satyānṛte avapa- śyañjanānām; varuṇo yādasāmahaṃ Bg. 10. 29; tvaṃ viśveṣāṃ varuṇāsi rājā ye ca devā ye ca martāḥ Rv. 2. 27. 10; pratīcīṃ varuṇaḥ pāti Mb.; atisaktimetya varuṇasya diśā...