the process of first heating a mixture to separate the more volatile from the less volatile parts, and then cooling and condensing the resulting vapour so as to produce a more nearly pure or refined substance; distillation.

a product of distillation; liquid obtained by distilling; esp. strong alcoholic drink, esp. that distilled from rice, molasses or coconut milk.

the essence of anything.

the sun.

copper.

(in gen.) any metal.

the splendour; light.

a crystal.

Indra, Lord of gods.

a celestial wish-yielding tree.

the plant Calotropis gigantica ( = C. procera) of Asclepiadaceae family.

the fact or quality of being wonderful or causing astonishment; a wonder.

(pros.) a metrical foot having two short and one long syllables (υ-υ).

a symbol for the number twelve.

a small water vessel; jug.

the act or process of washing rice in water before being cooked.

= ಅರಕ1.

to deposit a coating of metal, esp. of gold or silver, on by electrolysis; an electroplating.

the quality or state of being deficient; absence of something essential; incompleteness; deficiency.

deficient quantity; shortfall.

(dial.) refined lac, a resin usually produced in thin, flaky layers or shells and used in making varnish, sealing packets etc.

= ಅರಕ1.

= ಅರಕು2.

(food) to change in the stomach and intestines by the action of gastric and intestinal juices, enzymes, into a form that can be absorbed by the body; to be digested.

to become one's absolute property (as the swindled money, escaping the legal consequences).

to rot; to decline in excellence; to decay.