the external covering of the woody stems, and branches of plants, as distinct and separable from the wood itself; the bark.

a rough cloth made of this or the yarn made of the bark of certain trees.

worn out clothes; rags.

(in gen.) wearing apparel, sewn or unsewn; cloth or clothes.

a long, thin (breadthless) mark joining two or more points; a line.

a four-stringed necklace.

an unsewn, long robe, dyed with saffron, used by saints, mendicants, as a symbol of renunciation.

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that which never comes to an end or is never dying.

lasting, living for all the times to come; never coming to an end; lasting forever.

a kind of small fish .

anything that is offered to a god as an oblation.

a vessel used for offering an oblation ( in a sacrifice).

the offering of an animal as in propitiation or homage.

(fig.) food; meal.

an adhesive substance, as glue; an adhesive.

a solid mass of no special shape or made look like a ball; a lump.

anything that acts as organic catalyst in the fermentation (as of the dough for iḍli, dōse, etc.).

the juice or sap of anything.

a soft food made of cereal or meal boiled in water to which buttermilk is added.

(fig.) the state of being associated, joined, firmly or homogenously.

any of the pieces used as pawns in the game of dice or a chessman used in chess.

a kind of dye.

a thick, strong cord made of intertwisted strands of fibre.

the act or an instance of going, moving, wandering.

transactions of business; dealings; the manner one deals in one's business.

a shackle or manacle that restricts a captured person's movements.

cheapness (of a commodity).

any of several movements on the floor (as with the feet) or in air (as of hands) in dancing.

an advancement strategically made towards one's opponent in a war.

a particular manner or mode of playing a musical instrument.