a bent or curving part.

the quality or condition of being bent.

a man with harsh and grating voice.

a member of a sect among the devotees of Śiva (the god known among them popularly as Mailāra linga) 2) an imaginary hobgoblin or terror used to frighten children into good conduct or that which is used to frighten but is actually not harmful; a bugbear.

a weapon for cutting and thrusting, consisting of a hilt with a cross-guard and a long straight or curved blade with a sharp point, later often worn on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of honour, authority or of religion; a sword.

a net, used like a bag, for holding materials to be carried or conveyed.

to become black.

(fig.) to lose one's original colour, as from fatigue, weariness, etc.

that which is unfit to be seen.

a fruit in its very initial stag; an unripe fruit.

a strong, unpleasant smell; stench; stink.

not long; not tall; short; small in size.

the shrill cry of a rooster.

a sound imitating it.

the yellowish, wax like secretion found in the canal of the external ear; cerumen; earwax.

to reduce (oneself) in size or volume, intensity (as one's voice); to shrink; to contract (oneself).

to bend (from a straight position).

to feel dejected; to cast down in spirit; to get disheartened; to be depressed.