noun
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a going up or out; departure.
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the flight of the soul out of the body; death.
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(Dvaita phil.) the departure of the soul from the body through a particular passage called ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನಾಡಿ.
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process of development, as from a simple to a complex form or of gradual, progressive change, as in a social and economic structure; evolution.
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(in yogic exercises) a kind of controlled breathing.