1 (a) Cessation, discon- tinuance; sudhāṃ vinā na prayayurvirāmaṃ Bh. 2. 80; pravṛttasyāvirāme bhavaṃtī śāsitavyā Mbh. (b) Rest, repose.

2 End, termination, conclusion; rajaniridā- nīmiyamapi yāti virāmaṃ Gīt. 5; U. 3. 16, Māl. 9. 34.

3 Pause, stop.

4 The stop or pause of the voice; Mk. 3. 5.

5 A small oblique stroke placed under a consonant, usually at the end of a sentence.

6 N. of Viṣṇu.