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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 Var·u·na /ˈværənə/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Va·ru·na n.  Hindu Myth. The god of the waters; the Indian Neptune. He is regarded as regent of the west, and lord of punishment, and is represented as riding on a sea monster, holding in his hand a snaky cord or noose with which to bind offenders, under water.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Varuna
      n : in Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes
          watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and
          punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu
          gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of
          the world