= ಪಂಥಿ.

a solemn promise or pledge dedicating oneself to an act, service or way of life; a vow; a pledge.

utterly unyielding and quarrelsome in attitude; adamancy.

a striving in competition or rivalry with another; a vying.

any game of uncertainty played with a wager.

(in gen.) any game played by two teams to establish supremacy of one over the other.

a pledge of a forfeit risked on some uncertain outcome; wager; a bet.

haughtiness; insolence; disdain; arrogance.

an announcement, declaration or narration made in an open or ostentatious way.