a taking of fruits only for food.

a light meal.

that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material; substance.

the actual matter of a thing, as opposed to the appearance; the real or essential part of a thing; essence; substance.

the real content, meaning or gist of something said or written.

that quality of a thing according to which it is thought of as being more or less desirable, useful, estimable, important, etc.; real value.

high quality of character; spirit; courage; ardour.

valuable possessions; much money, property, etc.; wealth.

the quality of being good, right or apt.

loveliness; charm; beauty.

benefit; profit; advantage.

mental ability; intelligence; intellect.

a man of knowledge and wisdom.

brilliance; lustre; radiance.

anything intended or planned; aim, end or purpose.

a place or protection; shelter.

a secret intention, scheme or plot.

a man who leads and guides others; a leader.

the plant Dolichos biflorus of Papilionaceae family.

its pea or edible gram; horse gram.

a female parrot.

a parrot in gen. 3. a young of a parrot.

a small stone worn smooth and round; a pebble.

a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object, which is valued as a gem when lustrous and finely coloured; a pearl.

a piece of camphor or a small hailstone.

an unripe or young fruit.

a tract having loose mixture of pebbles, rock fragments coarser than sand and the soil.

the castor oil seed.

its plant.

any oil-yielding seed in gen.

a domesticated cow.

the tree Stereospermum suaveolens ( = Bignonia suaveolens) of Bignoniaceae family.

its flower.

= ಪುರುಳು.

= ಪರಳು.

dried grass, leaves, twigs, etc. (used as fuel).

(fig.) useless, worthless talk.