a going up or out; departure.

the flight of the soul out of the body; death.

(Dvaita phil.) the departure of the soul from the body through a particular passage called ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನಾಡಿ.

process of development, as from a simple to a complex form or of gradual, progressive change, as in a social and economic structure; evolution.

(in yogic exercises) a kind of controlled breathing.

unbound (as a printed sheets of a book).

a division of a book; a chapter.

a great literary work; a very good book.