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Rather,adv. Ex. by
वरं with न च-न पुनः; for ‘than’; See
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Prefer; ‘I would r. die than be disgraced’
वरं मृत्युर्न पुनरपमानः; ‘I had r. not go there’ वरं तत्र न गत एव, यदि न गच्छेयं तर्हि वरं- -श्रेयः-स्यात्.
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ईषत्, किंचित्, किमपि, किंचिदिव; ‘r. less’ ईषदून, किंचिन्न्यून.
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RATHER , adv.
(Preferably) वरं usually followed by न च or नपुनर् as
‘rather death than poverty,’ वरं मृत्युर् न च दारिद्रं. The root शिष् with वि may be used to express the sense of
‘rather,’ as
‘rather death than dishonour,’ अपमानात्प्राणत्यागो विशिष्यते or the sense may be expressed by some other construction, as
‘I would rather that the sons of Dhṛtarāṣtra should kill me in the battle,’ यदि मां धार्त्त-राष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस् तन् मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्. See PREFERABLE, PRE- FERABLY. —
(Somewhat, a little) ईषत्, किञ्चित्, किमपि;
‘rather less,’ ईषदूनः -ना -नं, किञ्चिन्न्यूनः -ना -नं.
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