the vine Coccinia cordifolia (= C. indica, = Bryonia grandis, = Momordica monadelpha) of Cucurbitaceae family.

its edible fruit.

a kind of lizard, (Lacerta cristata / Chamaeles vulgaris) belonging to the Chamaeleontidae family, with an angular head, prehensile tail, eyes that move independently of each other, the ability to change skin colour rapidly, and a long, agile tongue for catching prey; a chameleon.

(mus.) a musical mode in Karnāṭaka system.

sweet voice.

the upper part of the passage leading from the mouth and nose to the stomach and lungs, including the pharynx and the upper larynx, trachea, and oesophagus; the throat.

the condition of being tangled, interwoven in a disorderly manner.

that which is so.

that which is soft, shapeless (as soft mud from trampling).

the sapless, upper portion of sugarcane.

a thick piece of wood tied to the neck of a cow, ox, etc. with a rope to hinder motion or preventing it from running fast; a clog.

the condition of being tangled, interwoven in a disorderly manner.

that which is so.

that which is soft, shapeless (as soft mud from trampling).

(mus.) a musical mode in Karnāṭaka system.

sweet voice.

the upper part of the passage leading from the mouth and nose to the stomach and lungs, including the pharynx and the upper larynx, trachea, and oesophagus; the throat.

a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng; a crowd.

a team - a) a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest; b) a number of persons associated in some joint action; a faction.

a club, heavy staff used as a weapon.

a churning stick.

a stick used to strike a percussion instrument.

the crossbar of a balance.

the wooden blade used to row a boat; an oar.

a length of four cubit.

a staff of the tree Butea frondosa held by a Brāhmaṇa boy while being initiated into religious learning.

a rod or staff, usu. ornamented, held as a symbol of authority; a sceptre.

the stalk of a plant.

a long, slender piece of wood (as the one used to uphold a banner).

a particular type of array in which soldiers are placed one behind the other in a row.

the coarse, unrefined sugar; jaggery.

the male organ through which semen and urine are ejected; the penis.

punishment - a) a punishing or being punished; b) a penalty imposed on an offender for a crime or wrongdoing.

an attack, assault, punishment of a wrong doer, enemy, etc., as one of the four expedients used in achieving a goal in politics.

an army of soldiers.

the quality or fact of being useless; uselessness.

a wrong deed.

a type of physical exercise in which, standing on the toes and the palms, the body is lowered (without allowing the knees to touch the ground), and slightly pushed forward bending the back upward; ದಂಡ ಕೊಡು daṇḍa koḍu to pay a sum of money as a punishment for having done an offence; ದಂಡ ಹಾಕು daṇḍa hāku to impose a sum of money as a punishment for an offence; ದಂಡಂ ದಶಗುಣಂ ಭವೇತ್ daṇḍam daśam guṇam bhavēt (loosely) a maxim to denote that, when other ways fail, one can be tamed, taught by chastising; baculine argument.