= ಛಂದ2 - 1;

Viṣṇu, the protector of the universe.

a person or thing that protects; guardian; a protector.

a thinker - a) a man who thinks, as in a specified way or manner; b) a man who has a well-developed faculty for thinking, as a philosopher, theorist or scholar.

(fem.) a thinker - a) a woman who thinks, as in a specified way or manner; b) a woman who has a well-developed faculty for thinking, as a philosopher, theorist or scholar.

= ಚಿಂತಾಕು.

a necklace, in the form of the tamarind leaves, worn by women.

a metal waist belt, worn by women as an ornament.

the creeper Tinosporia cordifolia (= Menispermum cordifolium, = Cocculus cordifolius) of Menispermaceae family; moon-creeper.