the act or process of examining or analysing.

the act, instance of thinking seriously and deeply.

the act or instance of giving protection.

the act or processing of tending the sick, injured, etc.); nursing.

the process of first heating a mixture to separate the more volatile from the less volatile parts, and then cooling and condensing the resulting vapour so as to produce a more nearly pure or refined substance; distillation.

a product of distillation; the liquid obtained by distilling, esp. any strong alcoholic drink distilled from rice, molasses or coconut milk.

the essence of anything.

the act or process of being digested .

the act or process of washing rice in water before being cooked.

= ಅರಕ1.

(masc.) one who protects, saves; a protector.

the process of first heating a mixture to separate the more volatile from the less volatile parts, and then cooling and condensing the resulting vapour so as to produce a more nearly pure or refined substance; distillation.

a product of distillation; liquid obtained by distilling; esp. strong alcoholic drink, esp. that distilled from rice, molasses or coconut milk.

the essence of anything.

the sun.

copper.

(in gen.) any metal.

the splendour; light.

a crystal.

Indra, Lord of gods.

a celestial wish-yielding tree.

the plant Calotropis gigantica ( = C. procera) of Asclepiadaceae family.

the fact or quality of being wonderful or causing astonishment; a wonder.

(pros.) a metrical foot having two short and one long syllables (υ-υ).

a symbol for the number twelve.

a small water vessel; jug.

the amount of money, etc. asked or paid for something; price; value.

an obeisant offering to a deity or a venerable person.

materials used in offering service to the god.

the holy water meant for bathing the idol of a deity.