vāri
water DN.ii.266; MN.iii.300; AN.iii.26 (in lotus simile) Thag.1273; Snp.353, Snp.591, Snp.625, Snp.811; Vv.79#10; Ja.iv.19 Mnd.135, Mnd.203 (= udaka); Mil.121; Pv-a.77.
-gocara living or life (lit. feeding) in water Snp.605 -ja “water-born,” i.e. 1 a lotus Snp.845, cp. Mnd.203 2 a fish Dhp.34 (= maccha Dhp-a.i.289); Ja.v.464 (= Ānanda-maccha C.), Ja.v.507. -da “water-giver,” i.e. cloud Dāvs iii.40. -dhara water-holder, water jug Ja.v.4. -bindu a drop of water Snp.392. -vāha “watercarrier,” i.e. cloud AN.ii.56; AN.iii.53; SN.v.400; Ja.vi.26 Ja.vi.543, Ja.vi.569; Kp.vii.8
■ vārita, -yuta, -dhuta, -phuṭa (Jain practice) DN.i.57; MN.i.377.
Vedic vāri, cp. Av. vār rain, vairi-sea; Lat. ūrīna = urine; Ags. waer sea; Oicel. ūr spray, etc.