वराणस

varāṇasa

mfn. (fr. prec.) gaṇa triṇâ̱di;

(f.) f. N. of a river MBh. ;
the city of Benares (more usually written vārāṇasī cf. varaṇasī;
two small rivers, the Varaṇā andﾠ Asī are said to join orﾠ give rise to the name seeﾠ RTL. 434 )