that which is kept from others knowledge or restricted to the knowledge of a limited number of person; a secret.
ಜಾಪಕ
♪ jāpaka
noun
one who religiously repeats a holy hymn or hymns, meditating on a deity or abstract thing.
the plant Curcuma xanthorrhiza of Zingiberaceae family.
a bright-red or slightly orange powder applied by women (other than widows) on their foreheads, as an auspicious sign and also used in worshipping a deity.
ಝಾಪಕ
♪ jhāpaka
noun
the small tree (or shrub) Tamarix troupii (= T. indica, T. gallica) of Tamariacaceae family, with slender branches and feathery flower clusters; tamarisk.