an ox or bull.

the divine Bull, the vehicle of Śiva.

(fig.) that which is most excellent one in its class; the best of its kind.

Manmatha, the Love-God.

the male of any animal.

the plant Adhatoda vasica ( = Justicia adhatoda) of Acanthaceae family.

the plant Boerhaavia diffusa ( = B. procumbens, = B. repens) of Nyctaginaceae family.

the plant Salvinia cucullata of Salviniaceae family.

the plant Mucuna prurita ( = M. puriens) of Papilionaceae family.

the system or code of morals of a particular person, religion, group, profession, etc.; ethics; 11 (jain.) Vřṣabhanātha, the first spiritual teacher of Jainism.

(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.

a kind of aromatic substance.

the ear of an elephant.

name of a mountain.

(jain.) a white ox.

(pros.) a kind of alliteration, in which the vowel 'ಅಂ' (the nasal sound) is preceding the consonant used as alliteration.

(mus.) the second of the seven musical notes in any musical scale.

= ವರ್ಷಜ.

a frog (in gen.).

a female frog.

a young frog.

any of a number of oligochaetous worms that burrow in the soil, esp. any of a genus (Lumbricus) very important in aerating and fertilising the soil; an earth worm.