an aged woman; an old woman.

a bangle, bracelet etc. for the wrist or forearm.

the plant Canscora decussata of Gentianaceae family.

a painteṛs brush.

a roll or ball of cotton.

the wick of a lamp.

the quail Perdicula asiatica of Phasianidae family, with brown body and wings, black and grey stripes on the breast, short grey beak, short tail, that nests on the ground; jungle bush-quail.

increasing; developing; growing.

cutting; severing.

a senior or aged man.

a workman who builds and repairs wooden things, esp. the wooden parts of buildings, ships, etc.; a carpenter.

the tree Brucea sumatrana of Simaroubaceae family.

a device, machine, etc. used to develop (something) further; a developing machine.

a chemical used to develop film, plates, etc.; a developer.

= ವರ್ಧಕ2 - 2.

the plant Solanum melongena of Solanaceae family; egg-plant.

its fruit.

that is related to some news or information.

something that is related to one's profession.

a man who brings or carries news, information; a courier.

a spy carrying secret information; a courier.

one who teaches; a teacher.

a merchant or a man belonging to the merchant community.

a series of explanatory notes or annotations, forming a treatise on a text; a commentary; a critical gloss.

abundance; plentifulness.

the fact of being old; old age.

an aged man.

a group of old men.

(pros.) a metrical verse having six lines, of which the third and sixth have six groups of five prosodic units, followed at the end by a long unit, while the other four lines have four groups of five prosodic units.

= ವಾರ್ಧಕ - 2 & 5.