to break into small pieces; to be reduced to powder.

to press very hard (as to break or deform).

to become pressed hard and deshaped; to be deformed from as from the impact of a heavy stroke.

to demolish or destroy completely.

a short, catchy saying, usu. of unknown origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; an adage; a saw; a proverb.

a widely talked about subject.

= ನಿರಘ2 - 1.

explained, delineated clearly, preceisely.

a statement made to clarify something and make it understandable; explanation; elucidation.

a deriving or tracing of a word, affix, phrase, etc. as back as possible in its own language and to its cognate forms in contemporary or earlier languages either belonging to the same family or not; etymology.

the branch of linguistics dealing with origin and development of words, esp. the one developed by Yāska for vedic words and phrases.

= ನಿರುಕ್ತ2 - 2 & 3.

that which is stated; a statement; a declaration.

an explanation of the meaning of a statement, literary work, etc.; an elucidation.

an artificial explanation or derivation of a word.

gone out; flowed out; driven or forced out.

ceased to be seen; gone out of sight; disappeared.

freed; set free; released.

a group consisting of one long followed by a short and a long syllabic instants; amphimacer.

the condition of being very poor; indigence; poverty.

a violent wind moving at a very high speed.

a shaking or trembling of the crust of the earth, caused by underground volcanic forces; earth-quake.

the sound that follows a flash of lightning, caused by the sudden heating and expansion of air by electrical discharge; thunder.

a heavy blow or its impact.