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varado

varada

masc nom sg of varada (adj)

1. giving the best; who gives the finest
2. giver of the best things

Built from

• vara — root · best, choice
  Root meaning to choose or prefer; used in compounds and adjectives to mean 'excellent' or 'boon'. The concrete sense is that which one selects or prefers.
• -da — ending · giving, giver
  Agent suffix derived from √dā (give), forming nominals meaning 'one who gives' or 'that which gives'. Here it nominally compounds with vara to form an agent noun.

Etymology. vara- (best, choice, boon) + -da (giving). vara comes from a root meaning to choose or prefer; -da is the agent suffix from √dā (give). The whole compound means 'one who bestows the best' or 'giver of boons'. vara is cognate with Latin verō (truly, in fact), originally meaning that which one chooses as true or best.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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