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any of various waterlilies, esp. the white lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) or the pink (Nymphaea alba) of Nymphaeaceae family.
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its flower used as a religious symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism.
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a whitish or red mark on the face or trunk of an elephant.
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name of one of eight mythological serpents.
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the moon.
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the plant Hibiscus mutabilis of Malvaceae family.
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the plant Carthamus tinctorius of Asteraceae family.
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its flower.
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a kind of fragrant herb.
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water.
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a lotus-flower shaped array of an army, arranged in a battlefield.
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a pond; a lake.
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the condition or quality of being bent or curved; crookedness.
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a wise man; a sage.
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a bold, courageous man.
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a kind of tree ( = padmaka ?).
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(myth.) name of a hell.
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one of the eighteen principal purāṇas (religious treatises) in Samskřta glorififying the god Viṣṇu.
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a mode or intertwining the fingers to form the shape of a lotus flower during worship.
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a huge number, one hundred crore (100,00,00,000).
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a particular posture of sitting (in the shape of a lotus flower) while worshipping a deity or during meditation.
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(myth.) one of the nine treasures of Kubēra, the regent of wealth.