varāṇasa mfn. (fr. prec.), g. triṇâdi

• (f), f. N. of a river MBh

• the city of Benares (more usually written vārāṇasī, cf. varaṇasī

• two small rivers, the Varaṇā and Asī are said to join or give rise to the name, See RTL. 434). [Page 921, Column 2]