the grass Desmostachya bipinnata ( = Poa cynosuroides) of Poaceae family, with long blades, used in performing religious rites.

another grass of the same family, Desmostachya tripinnata.

a plank used as a lid to cover something.

a piece of wood.

a long narrow strap with each end attached to the bit, used to guide or check a horse etc. in riding or driving; rein.

a narrow strip of leather or cloth for fastening clothing, etc.; a string.

a lash attached to a stick for urging on animals or punishing etc.; a whip.

the act or an instance of rubbing.

a type of black stone used to test the purity of gold or silver by the streak left on it when it was rubbed with the metal; a touchstone; streak plate.

brightness; radiance; brilliance; lustre.

the grass Saccharum spontaneum of Poaceae family.

the grass Sorghum nitidum (= Andropogon serratus) of Poaceae family.

a flower of this grass.

shining with light that is radiated or reflected; bright; brilliant.

clearly seen.

a holy city in Uttar Pradesh, in North India, on the Gangā river.

(fig.) a place that is very important, sacred to a particularsect or group of people.

a unsewn, oblong cloth worn by men around the waist to cover the lower parts and one end of which is taken between the legs and tucked behind at the waist band; a dhōti.

an oblong, unsewn cloth, as a towel, used to tie around the waist.

brightness; radiance; brilliance; lustre.

the clenched hand; fist.

the sun.

= ಕಾಶಿ3.