any of numerous decapod crustaceans of the section Brachyura, with flattish shell, short and broad abdomen, and which have the first of the five pair of legs modified into pincers and can move in any direction, including sideways and backwards; a crab.

any of the turtles, an order Testudines, family Testudinidae; a tortoise.

a kind of plant ( = karkāṭaka śřngi ?).

= ಎಸಳು1.

to discharge frequently arrows from the bow.

(said about the relation, concern etc.) not much; just enough.

how much.

to what extent or degree.

whatever the quantity, number, etc.

= ಎಸಡು1.

(of time) what (time).

how much quantity, number, etc.

so many; so much.