noun
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an ox or bull.
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the divine Bull, the vehicle of Śiva.
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(fig.) that which is most excellent one in its class; the best of its kind.
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Manmatha, the Love-God.
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the male of any animal.
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the plant Adhatoda vasica ( = Justicia adhatoda) of Acanthaceae family.
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the plant Boerhaavia diffusa ( = B. procumbens, = B. repens) of Nyctaginaceae family.
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the plant Salvinia cucullata of Salviniaceae family.
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the plant Mucuna prurita ( = M. puriens) of Papilionaceae family.
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the system or code of morals of a particular person, religion, group, profession, etc.; ethics; 11 (jain.) Vřṣabhanātha, the first spiritual teacher of Jainism.
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(archit.) a type of twelve-cubit wide building which has one storey, one turret and is round; 13 ) (astrol.) the second sign of the zodiac; the Taurus.
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a kind of aromatic substance.
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the ear of an elephant.
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name of a mountain.
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(jain.) a white ox.
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(pros.) a kind of alliteration, in which the vowel 'ಅಂ' (the nasal sound) is preceding the consonant used as alliteration.
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(mus.) the second of the seven musical notes in any musical scale.