various vs several

various and several both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
various	No	Yes	No	No
several	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, various and several are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of various include respective.

various (adjective)	several (adjective)
distinctly dissimilar or unlike	distinct and individual
considered individually	considered individually
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity	(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
having great diversity or variety