noun
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the four divisions of human army (viz. elephants, chariots, cavalry and infantry), the army of the gods and that of Khēcaras (a class of beings who travel in the sky).
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the six principal parts f the body (the two arms, two legs, head and waist).
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the six things obtained from a cow (milk, curd, ghee, urine, dung and an yellow pigment prepared from its bile).
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the six vēdangas (a group of texts dealing with six subjects that are considered essential for the understanding of the vedas).