noun
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an entrance; a door.
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a man who guards the entrance of a building; a door-keeper.
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(masc.) an entertainer who is skilled in producing illusion by sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; a magician.
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the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; magic.
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name of particular syllables in the Sāma hymns (gen. at the beginning of the last line of a stanza).
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(Dvaita phil.) Aniruddha, the deity at the outermost sheath or circle of the Supreme.