growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength; an increasing; an increase.

money paid or charged for the use of money borrowed or lent; interest.

knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application; learning.

the acquiring of knowledge or skill.

great ability or proficiency; skill.

(jain.) a mystic art of changing one's physical feaures or form at will.

pierced; perforated; penetrated; stabbed.

wounded; injured.

beaten; struck; whipped.

thrown; hurled; projected.

opposed; impeded; obstructed.

resembling; similar.

joined together; combined.

knowing; well-informed; erudite; scholarly.

that which is pierced, perforated or has a hole or holes in it.

a wound made by a snake by piercing its two fangs in to the body.

a blow or stroke delivered with the hand or a weapon, tool, etc.

a man who is struck with a blow or is wounded; an injured man.

the act of painting, drawing a picture.

the original picture, portrait, etc. based on which a copy is made.

(dance.) one of the gaits.