noun
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a man engaged in menial and servile works for another; a slave 2.(contemp.) a man of low status.
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a man addicted to (a bad habit).
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an ardent devotee of Viṣṇu, who usu. leads an austere life.
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a caste the members of which live on alms, wandering from place singing devotional songs.
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a male member of this caste.
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a fisherman.