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beak and a soft body encased in a tough shell into which, in most species, the head, tail, and four legs may be withdrawn; a turtle; a tortoise.

(myth.) the Cosmic Turtle or Tortoise, a symbol of the universe.

the second of the ten main incarnations of Viṣṇu.

excessively; abundantly.

specially; mainly; to a marked degree; especially.

the ripe state for bursting or being ready for operation (said of a boil).

= ಕರುಮ.

the doing of something; state of being in motion or of working; an action; a work; a deed.

a ceremonial or formal, solemn act, observance or procedure in accordance with prescribed rule or custom, as in religious use a religious rite.

a deed or action that is supposed to have effect in one's future birth or births.

in Dvaita phil. one of the ten basic elements; a natural or active property (as support of the earth).

(gram.). a noun or other substantive that directly or indirectly receives the action of a verb; the object of an action.

a performer, doer or worker.

a person whose actions result in either good or bad consequences.

a wicked person; an evil doer; a sinner.

action; work; deed.

execution; performance.

obligtory duty.

the results of one's past action, deeds, etc.; the effect.

involving or calling for much hard work; laborious.

industrious; hard-working.

a dutiful worker who works without expecting the fruit for his work.

the state or quality of being young, junior or low in rank, status, etc.

the quality of being contemptible, mean or ignoble; meanness; baseness.