the quality of being worthy of esteem or honour; worthiness; dignity.

the quality of being able; power to do, bear etc.; ability; capacity.

the act, fact or process of exerting; active use of strength, power, etc.; vigorous action.

the quality or fact of excelling another in quantity, quality, merit, etc.

physical fight; conflict; strife; contention.

a way; manner or mode.

the state or condition of being the same in power, value, rank, etc.; equality.

the state or quality of being obstinate; stubbornness; obstinacy.

a man holding a staff, as a guard, door-keeper, etc.

an ascetic or student who carries a long, thin staff for religious purpose.

Yama, who holds a mace-like weapon.

a thick stick or staff.

the long, thick part of vīṇe, tambūri, etc, on which the main strings pass.

a thick, short piece of wood hung to the neck of cattle to restrain them from moving fast.

the crossbar of a balance; the beam.

a carpenteṛs tool with a curved blade attached to a long handle at right angle, used for trimming and smoothing wood; an adze.

a long, thin staff held by a Brāhmaṇa student or an ascetic.

an army of soldiers.

a group of people.

the quarters assigned for a troop or troops; cantonment.

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.

a kind of lock or hold in wrestling.

a holding of a stringed bow in the left hand stretched forward, i.e. in a ready position to shoot arrows.

a thick club used as a weapon in wars.

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.

a form of Goddess Pārvati.

= ದಂಡಿಗೆ.

a stone pillar or light post on the seashore as an identification mark.

the condition of temperature being much lower; the sensation produced by a loss or absence of normal heat; coldness; chillness.

a being moistened, covered or saturated with water; wetness.

the condition of temperature being much lower; the sensation produced by a loss or absence of normal heat; coldness; chillness.

a being moistened, covered or saturated with water; wetness.

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; a whore; a prostitute.

a man appointed for menial work or is subject to slavery.

a man (as a devotee) who has completely surrendered to another (deity).