a shrill, high-pitched, harsh sound; screech.

to cover from all or almost all sides; to encircle; to attack.

to scrape the surface of with the teeth.

bad smell like that of stale fat, oil or completely putrefied vegetable.

to become putrid or rotten and emit rancid smell.

to lose freshness or strength; to droop, to wither; to fade.

to be burnt to charcoal.

a thing that may cause injury, pain, etc. ; a danger.

to be charred; to be reduced to charcoal from burning.

to heat something in a pan or directly in fire.

to cook in a pan in hot oil.

(fig.) to undergo sever pain or affliction.

harsh; biting; severe.

violent; impetuous.

a kind of herb.

the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and thumb; the hand.

an elephant's elongated prehensile nose; the trunk.

the length of the arm from the end of the middle finger to the elbow; a former unit of linear measure, about 18-22 inches (45.4-55.5 cm); a cubit.

a compulsory payment, usu. a percentage, levied on income, property value, sales price, etc. for the support of a government; a tax.

a payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, esp. as a sign of dependence; tribute.

a ray of light.

water.

a cloud.

a liquid, usu. red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body; blood.

an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen; air.

a symbol for the number 2.

the cardinal number six; 6.

pellets of frozen rain falling in showers from cumulonimbus clouds; hail.

a small south constellation near Virgo; the Corvus.

the animal that has a trunk; an elephant.

a symbol for the number eight; 8.

a mirror (of glass) or a smooth metal surface reflecting the image.

the lotus flower.

the musk, a kind of perfume, obtained from the glands of musk-deer.

a serpant.

the bird swan.

fame; renown; favourable reputation.

a mountain.

lustre; effulgence; brightness.

a horse.

Viṣṇu.

(pros.) a kind of alliteration in which the first vowel of each line is long, and the consonant following it recurs at corresponding place of all the lines in a stanza.

the tree Maba nigrescens of Ebenaceae family.