the act or fact of keeping awake and alert, in order to look after, protect or guard; a watch; a vigil.

the act of rotating (oneself) rapidly.

a chart showing the positions of different planets in the sky.

a religious sacrifice performed in propitiation of a deity.

(obs.) a centre of a district having two hundred to four hundred villages.

a city in gen. 3) declivity of a mountain.

= ಖರ್ವಡ.

a more or less concentrated group of houses and private and public buildings, larger than a village but smaller than a city; a town.

a town that has hills on its three sides.

a watchman at the gate, outer door, etc.; a door-keeper.

= ಗರವಟ1 -1.

a man who performs or has undertaken a religious sacrifice.

to hold (another's) hand.

to take (a girl) in marriage.

to help or support in times of distress.