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.

= ದಂಡಿಗೆ.

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 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 form of Goddess Pārvati.

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 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.

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

a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng; a crowd.

a team - a) a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest; b) a number of persons associated in some joint action; a faction.

a club, heavy staff used as a weapon.

a churning stick.

a stick used to strike a percussion instrument.

the crossbar of a balance.

the wooden blade used to row a boat; an oar.

a length of four cubit.

a staff of the tree Butea frondosa held by a Brāhmaṇa boy while being initiated into religious learning.

a rod or staff, usu. ornamented, held as a symbol of authority; a sceptre.

the stalk of a plant.

a long, slender piece of wood (as the one used to uphold a banner).

a particular type of array in which soldiers are placed one behind the other in a row.

the coarse, unrefined sugar; jaggery.

the male organ through which semen and urine are ejected; the penis.

punishment - a) a punishing or being punished; b) a penalty imposed on an offender for a crime or wrongdoing.

an attack, assault, punishment of a wrong doer, enemy, etc., as one of the four expedients used in achieving a goal in politics.

an army of soldiers.

the quality or fact of being useless; uselessness.

a wrong deed.

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; ದಂಡ ಕೊಡು daṇḍa koḍu to pay a sum of money as a punishment for having done an offence; ದಂಡ ಹಾಕು daṇḍa hāku to impose a sum of money as a punishment for an offence; ದಂಡಂ ದಶಗುಣಂ ಭವೇತ್ daṇḍam daśam guṇam bhavēt (loosely) a maxim to denote that, when other ways fail, one can be tamed, taught by chastising; baculine argument.

= ತಾಂಡ.

a group of persons.

a community formed and populated by members of a particular religious group.

the region or district where such a settlement is.

a kind of ornament for the feet; a hollow anklet.

an ornament for the neck of an ox.

= ತಂಡಿ.

a long-handled, wooden ladle.

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

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

a dispute or disagreement, esp. one marked by anger and deep resentment; a quarrel.

the act of vexing or being vexed; annoyance.

the act or fact of being entangled oneself with another or another's affairs.

a piece of land higher than adjacent land; a natural elevation of land.

the raising ground on either side of a river, around a lake, pond or adjoining an ocean; shore or bank.

a group of things placed, thrown or lying one on another; a heap.

a raised platform.

a raised seat.

the top portion or section of anything.

a cane, staff, stick.

a short, heavy club with one end weighted or thicker and heavier than the other, used as a weapon; a bludgeon.