the bone framework or skeleton of the head, esp. that part enclosing the brain, in people; the skull.

the hard upper shell of a tortoise; the carapace.

a large deep bowl-shaped vessel for boiling over an open fire; an ornamental vessel resembling this; a cauldron.

a beggar's bowl; an alms-vessel.

a light portable device for protection against rain, strong sun, etc., consisting of a usu. circular canopy of cloth mounted by means of a collapsible metal frame on a central stick; an umbrella.

a broken piece of an earthen-pot.

a man who steals, esp. secretly and without violence; a thief.

a wicked man.

name of a province in India.

a large tank or other vessel, esp. for holding water or other liquids; a vat.

the skeleton of the head of a human being.

a wide, concave container or pan for frying.

a broken piece of a pot; a potsherd.

a kind of weapon.

the back-bone (as of human).

copper sulphate.

zinc carbonate.

= ಕರ್ಪೂರ.

a volatile, crystalline ketone, C10H16O, with a strong characteristic odor, derived from the wood of the camphor tree or synthetically from pinene, used to protect fabrics from moths, in manufacturing cellulose plastics, in medicine as an irritant and stimulant and for lights to be waved before a deity; camphor.

the tree Cinnamomum camphora of Lauraceae family; camphor tree.

the plant Anisochilus carnosus of Lamiaceae family.

to become black; to become darker (in complexion).

a short, thick iron bar (as the one used across, between two wheels, in carts).

the joint between the upper and lower arm; esp., the outer part of the angle made by a bent arm; the elbow.

a) the joint between the thigh and the lower part of the human leg b) the front part of the leg at this joint; the knee.

to become sharp or sharper.

(one's spirit, bravery) to increase or to be roused.

= ಖರ್ಪರಪುಷ್ಪ.