(masc .) one of two or more persons engaged in the same business enterprise and sharing its profits and risks; a partner.

a man who inherits jointly with another or others or is eligible for a share in a hereditary property.

eaten; consumed.

eaten up hungrily, greedily or voraciously.

consumed or destroyed with devastating force.

that which is eaten; food.

= ಭಾಗಸ್ಥ - 1.