an instance or the fact of becoming less in intensity, strength, power, importance, etc.

a coming to the end of existence or a being destroyed; death; destruction.

a spending or using up; expense.

the condition or quality of being poor; indigence; poverty.

a distressing or difficult happening; such a situation.

the condition of being low in condition, position or being humble; a humiliating condition.

the state of one's mind lacking spirit, energy or interest; spiritlessness; listlessness; dejection.

a big, cylindrical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched tightly over both the ends, played by beating with the hands and a stick.

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reflecting almost all the rays of light; of the colour of pure snow; white.

a large conch-shell used to blow through to produce a continuous and loud sound.

the white colour.

the mahagony tree Swietenia mahogani (= Soymida mahagoni) of Meliaceae family.

the camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora of Lauraceae family that gives camphor.

having the colour of pure snow or milk; white.

pure; spotless; faultless.

beautiful; charming; handsome.

high or higher in order, status, rank, etc.; superior.

white colour.

an excellent ox.

a kind of camphor obtained from the tree Laurus camphora of Lauraceae family; Chine camphor.

a kind of song sung during marriages.

a large, spiral univalve shell of some marine mollusc, that gives a loud and continuous sound when blown.

an excellent man.

a musical mode in Hindūstāni system.

(pros.) a meter having nineteen syllables in each line.

an ancient unit of weight.

a man whose profession is to worship a god or gods in a temple.

a professional sculptor, who makes the idols of different deities.

a sage who has written one of the code of law.