meaning a great deal; having much significance, consequence or value; important.

first in rank, authority, importance, degree, etc.; principal.

superior; pre-eminent.

that which or he who is important.

a principal rule or regulation.

(phil.) the primordial nature considered as the principal substance with which the universe is made of.

the Supreme Being.

the mind or intelligence.

the principal minister in the counsel of ministers assisting a king in his administration.

a kind of ornament.

a man of noble descent.

(gram.) the principal word in a composition.

the quality of being ancient or being in existence since very long time; ancientness:.

covering or spreading over a large area.

open armed conflict between countries or between factions within the same country; a war.

loot taken from the enemy; spoils of war; booty.

the act of tearing into pieces.

the act of looting, spoiling or destroying.

a rich, wealthy man.

(myth.) name of a hell.

a folk song or folk songs collectively giving an account of the demon-gods and the heroes of the Tuḷu country (coastal districts of Karnāṭaka) in verse or poetic prose form.

a shoot or tendril (of a creeper).

any plant with weak, long stems that spreads on a surface by creeping as it grows; a creeper.

a spreading (oneself) covering a wide area by pushing forth branches, tendrils, etc.

a large number of people or things gathered closely together; a crowd.

made, produced sometime or long time ago; of times long past; ancient.

a thing that belongs to ancient times.

a kind of Samskřta metre.

the act or process of giving a gift, presentation.

an offering (something) or dedicating (a work, book, etc.) to someone or something.