the doctrine and practice of a Śaiva sect, that believe in necromancy, as the art of prediction by supposed communication with the dead, black magic, enchantment, conjuration, etc.

a member of this sect.

a kind of plant.

a kind of necklace having round beads.

name of a region including the present Bengal and northern part of Orissa in Eastern India.

that which is connected to or made from sugarcane.

(mus.) a musical mode, in Karnāṭaka system, derived from the main mode Māyām āḷava gauḷa.

(said of sound, voice) unpleasantly sharp; grating to the ear.

to commit or get by, theft; to take or appropriate (another's property, ideas, etc.) without permission, dishonestly or unlawfully, esp. in a secret or surreptitious manner; to steal; to thieve.

ಕಳ್ವಾಳ್ kaḷvāḷa person who habitually steals or is guilty of theft; a thief.

a quantity of thread or yarn wound in a coil; skein.

a floor made for thrashing grains; a threshing floor.

the refuse or remaining of the seeds of Sesamum indicum from which oil is extracted.

a fight, esp. a large-scale engagement, between armed forces; a battle.

a small mortar and pestle of metal or stone, used to pound areca nut or to powder medicine.

a villainous, wicked man.

a man belonging to the Kokaṇa region in the Western India, that runs from the present Thane in north to Goa in south, and between Sahyādri mountains and Arabian sea.

a man unable to speak, usu. because of a congenital defect or deafness; a dumb man.

the juice that circulates through a plant, esp. a woody plant, bearing water, food, etc. to the tissues; the plant sap.

toddy - a) the sweet sap of various East Indian palms, used as a beverage b) an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting this sap.

pleasing to hear; sounding sweet; melodious.

a pleasing note or notes; a series of melodious sounds; sound that has musical quality.

physical strength; bodily power.

a man lacking the power of speech; a dumb man.

the palm tree Borassum flabellifer (=B. flabelliformis) of Arecaceae family; palmyra palm.

the tree Shorea talura (= S. robusta,= Vatica robusta) of Dipterocarpaceae family; bastard sal.

gold.

(dial.) a pattern of squares often alternately coloured; chequer.

= ಕಳ್2.

opposite to white; of the colour of coal or pitch; black.

inflicting or tending to inflict pain, agony, etc.

causing a feeling of horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful; terrifying.

a forest (only in comp.).

that which is low, mean, base or inferior in quality.

a floor made for thrashing grains; a thrashing floor.

a wide area where a battle is fought; a battlefield.

a place where game or games are played; a play-ground.

a bed made for planting plants (esp. seedlings).

the colour of coal or pitch; black colour.

a person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; an evil or wicked person; a scoundrel; a villain.

a man who habitually steals or is guilty of theft; a thief.