the art of charming and catching snakes.

the use of charms, spells, and rituals in seeking or pretending to cause or control events or govern certain natural or supernatural forces; magic.

a place for living; a shelter; an abode.

a room or building equipped for physical training and athletic games and sports; a gymnasium.

physical or mental exertion; work; toil; labour.

a shrine in a village for the departed soul.

the hard outer case of a coconut kernel; coconut shell.

a hand-device made of coconut shell for drawing the thread from coir.

(fig.) a beggar's alms-vessel.

ಕರಟಕಟ್ಟು karaṭakaṭṭu to become hardened.

either of the flat surfaces alongside the forehead, in front of each ear of an elephant; the temples.

any large bird of the genus Corvus, having a powerful black beak, a harsh call, and usu. glossy black plumage; a crow.

any of various small tailless amphibians of the order Anura, having a moist smooth skin and legs developed for jumping; a frog.

the region of the atmosphere and the blue canopy above as seen from the earth; the sky.

the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, often regarded as immortal; the soul.

a kind of musical instrument.

an orange-flowered thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, whose seeds yield an edible oil; safflower plant.

one who propounds or believes in, the theory or belief that god does not exist; an atheist.

a degraded brāhmaṇa.

dried grass in a forest or on a mountain or hill.

a small box or chest, with a lid; a casket.

= ಕರಹಡ.

= ಕರಹಡ.

any game played during night (?).

an elephant.