the earth.

Bhūdēvi, the Earth-Goddess.

a territorial unit under the reign of one government; a state or nation.

(arith.) a symbol for the number one.

(pros.) a group of syllables consisting of three long syllabic instants (---).

name of a goddess, who is supposed to cause and prevent the plague disease.

a form of protest, exhibiting one's firm resoluteness by sitting at a place without moving from that place, till one's demand is met.

ಧರಣಿ ಮುಷ್ಕರ dharaṇi muṣkara = ಧರಣಿ2; ರಣಿ ಹಿಡಿ dharaṇi hiḍi = ಧರಣಿ ಹೂಡು; ಧರಣಿ ಹೂಡು dharaṇi hūḍu to sit resolutely at a place without moving till one's demand or demands are met; ಧರಣೀ ಸಂಪು dharaṇi sampu = ಧರಣಿ2.

= ತರಣ3.

the sun.

a kind of mystical missile that was believed to discharge light of high intensity.

the plant Pavetta indica of Rubiaceae family.

the plant Tarenna asiatica (= Chomelia asiatica, = Webera corymbosa) of Rubiaceae family.

= ಧಾರಣೆ2.

a man who is bodily strong.

that which protects.

the power to resist strain, stress, etc.; strength.

that helps crossing over (a river).

enabling to pass through successfully a formidable situation or period of difficulty).

the act, fact or an instance of crossing (a body of water).

the act, fact or an instance of passing through successfully an arduous or hard situation.

a ship, boat, raft etc. used for crossing over a body of water.

the plant Aloe Vera of Liliaceae family with fleshy leaves that are spiny along the edge; Barbados aloe.

any of various plants of the grass family that are usu. used for food, fodder or grazing and as lawns.

(fig.) that which is worthless.