a metal plate, either circular or rectangular in shape, having a handle at the centre on one side, used to guard against missiles hurled at (in a battle); a shield.

a kind of big percussion instrument.

a mace-like war weapon having barbed head.

= ಪರಿಖಾತ - 1 & 4.

an offensive attack; aggression; invasion.

a trench dug, usu. illed with water, around a fortified place.

a pond or lake.

a testing or examining to ascertain the value, worth, genuineness, purity, etc.; a test; an examination.

something supposedly seen or perceived by other than normal sight as in a dream, trance, etc. or supernaturally revealed by a divinity; a vision.

a man who has undertaken a religious vow of abstaining from food for twelve days retaining his body and mind in a sound condition.

a sword used exclusively in a sacrifice.

a religious vow of abstaining from food for twelve days (during which period the person should not lose counsciousness).

the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.; distance.

a kind of disease.

a bundle of long, stiff fibres, twigs, etc. (sometimes fastened to a long handle), used for sweeping; a broom.

a piece of cloth that is old or torn; rag.

a cut or hole in a cloth; the torn out portion of a cloth.

a behaviour characterised by absence of dignity, esteem, honour etc.

a man who has severed his relation with another or others.