noun
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a thick stick or staff.
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the long, thick part of vīṇe, tambūri, etc, on which the main strings pass.
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a thick, short piece of wood hung to the neck of cattle to restrain them from moving fast.
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the crossbar of a balance; the beam.
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a carpenteṛs tool with a curved blade attached to a long handle at right angle, used for trimming and smoothing wood; an adze.
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a long, thin staff held by a Brāhmaṇa student or an ascetic.
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an army of soldiers.
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a group of people.
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the quarters assigned for a troop or troops; cantonment.
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a type of physical exercise in which, standing on the toes and the palms, the body is lowered (without allowing the knees to touch the ground), and slightly pushed forward bending the back upward.
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a kind of lock or hold in wrestling.
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a holding of a stringed bow in the left hand stretched forward, i.e. in a ready position to shoot arrows.
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a thick club used as a weapon in wars.
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a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usu. on the left arm, to avoid being hit by swords, lances, arrows, etc.; a shield.