any of a large and widely distributed order (Testudines) of terrestrial or aquatic reptiles having a toothless beak and a soft body encased in a tough shell into which the head, tail, and four legs may be withdrawn; a turtle; a tortoise.

a sort of fish.

a kind of deer.

name of a celebrated sage, who is the father of gods and demons.

belonging to the sage Kaśyapa, his school or lineage.

any sage belonging to the lineage of a Vedic sage Kaśyapa.

Kaṇāda, the founder of Vaiśeṣika school of philosophy.

a son of the sage Kaśyapa.

Aruṇa, the mythological charioteer of the Sun-God.

Garuḍa, the king of birds and vehicle of Viṣṇu.

the earth.