a group of persons gathered together, as for worship, instruction, discussion or entertainment.

the state of being associated; companionship; fellowship; association.

(dance.) a kind of dance-drama.

= ಕೋಷ್ಟ.

= ಗೋಷ್ಠಿ.

causing pain or worry; troublesome; destressing.

evil; bad; wrong.

needing much effort or skill; difficult; strenuous.

that which is difficult, strenuous; the quality or condition of being so; difficulty.

the condition of being miserable (as the life of a poor man).

a mean, morally degraded man.

great effort, exertion or tension; strain.

(dial.) the ill-feeling; hatred.

(dial.) the hair growing on the head or on the lower part of a maṇs face.

one of the hells.

a bad, evil word; an abuse.

ಕಷ್ಟ ಮನುಷ್ಯನಿಗೆ ಬರದೆ ಮರಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆಯೇ? kaṣta manuṣyanige barade marakke baruttadeyē? it is natural that one has to face hardships at some time or the other during his or her lifetime; facing problems in life is not unnatural.

a dry piece of wood or a stick.

a peg of wood, metal, etc., used esp. for fastening or holding things together; a bolt; a pin.

a stupid man.

(fig.) the state of being very lean.

= ಕಾಷ್ಠೆ.

= ಕಾಷ್ಠೆ.

a progressive infectious disease caused by a bacterium (Mycobacterium leprae) that attacks the skin, flesh, nerves, etc, characterised by nodules, ulcers, white scaly scabs, deformities, and the eventual loss of sensation, and is apparently communicated only after long and close contact; leprosy.

any of various contagious skin diseases caused by related varieties of fungus and characterised by itching and the formation of ring-shaped, discoloured patches covered with scales or vesicles; ringworm.

the plant Costus speciosus of Zingiberaceae family; mountain sweet flag.

the plant Saussuria lappa of Asteraceae family.

= ಕೋಷ್ಟ -1, 3 & 4.

the internal organs of the body, esp. of the thorax and abdomen, as the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, intestines, etc.; the viscera.

an inner apartment of a house.

a store-house for threshed grain; a granary.

the portion just below the anus of a horse.

a single thickness, coat, fold or stratum; a layer.

one of the squares, in a table of calculation.

a wall surrounding a building or a place.

a single thickness, coat, fold or stratum.

sediment precipitated from a liquid; solid particles of a liquid forming a residue; dregs.

(fig.) any refuse, dirt, sweepings, rubbish or worthless thing.

sediment precipitated from a liquid; solid particles of a liquid forming a residue; dregs.

(fig.) any refuse, dirt, sweepings, rubbish or worthless thing.

a building for cows; a cowshed.

a number of cattle feeding, living or being driven together; a herd of cattle.

a woman of low moral qualities.

a hardworking woman.

an object or end that one strives to attain; an aim; a goal.

the final, culminating element or event in a series; highest point, the last limit; extremity; climax.

a quarter or region of the world; direction.

a limit; boundary; border.

a measure of time; (a duration, varying differently according to different systems - of eighteen, fifteen minutes or equal to eighteen winks).

the quality of excelling; excellence.

a favourable, comfortable situation or condition.

the quality or fact of being clear, obvious, apparent.

= ಕುಷ್ಠ.

a kind of worm that eats away the wood and wood articles and renders them strengthless.

(fig.) that which has become useless or trifle.

a progressive infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae that attacks the skin, flesh, nerves, etc., characterised by nodules, ulcers, white scaly scabs, deformities, and the eventual loss of sensation, and is apparently communicated only after long and close contact; leprosy.

a person suffering from leprosy; a leper.

the plant Costus speciosus of Zingiberaeae family.

its starchy root; elephant arrow root.

= ಕುಷ್ಠ - 2.