any of the inelastic cords of tough, fibrous connective tissue in which muscle fibres end and by which muscles are attached to bones or other parts; sinew; tendon.

any of the cordlike fibres or bundles of fibres connecting the body organs with the central nervous system (the brain and the spinal cord) and parts of the nervous system with each other, and carrying impulses to and from the brain or a nerve centre; a nerve.

the human individual as representing the species, without reference to sex; a man.

a male human being.

the height of a normal man.

Arjuna, the Pāṇḍava hero the Indian epic Mahābhārata.

name of a mythological sage, a companion of another sage Nārāyaṇa.

(hair) to become or turn grey.

to become old (as to get grey hair).

a sweet or pleasing scent; fragrance.

having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; fragrant.

the grey hair.

the old age.

having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; fragrant.

a sweet or pleasing scent; fragrance.

a seasoning of food with sesame, curry leaves, asafoetida, etc. cooked in boiling oil.

the wild dog Canis aureus, (smaller than the wolf), which often hunt prey in pack at night and eat carrion and cretin plants, believed to be sly; jackal.

the large, fierce Asian cat, Panthera tigris, having a tawny coat striped with black; a tiger.

a subtly deceitful, cunning person.

ನರಿಕೂಗು ಗಗನ ಮುಟ್ಟೀತೆ? nari kūgu gagana muṭṭīte? (prov.) the voice of poor and underprivileged, is never heard in the society; ನರಿಯ ಬುದ್ಧಿ nariya buddhi craftiness; slyness; cunningness; ನರಿ ಮುಖ ನೋಡಿರು nari mukha nōḍiru (fig.) to be very fortunate.