وارنا

वारना wārnā[wār˚= Prk. वार(इ) or वारे(इ)=S. वारय(ित), caus. of rt. वृ ], v.t. To surround, encompass, encircle; to go round;—to ward off, keep off; to avert (from. -se); to wave (anything) round or over (one) as a means of averting (evil, etc.), or as a votive offering; to offer (in sacrifice, etc.);—to devote oneself (for).