the power of forming and retaining conceptions and general notions; intelligence; intellect.

that which thinks, perceives, feels, wills, etc.; the thinking and perceiving part of consciousness; the mind.

perception; comprehension; apprehension; understanding.

knowledge of one's self.

(Sankhya phil.) the intellectual faculty or faculty of mental perception.

an opinion; a mental view; an idea; a conjecture.

intention; purpose; design.

prescence of mind; readiness of wit.

a recovering of consciousness; recovery from a swoon.

a term used in addressing people of higher status, rank, etc.

(astrol.) the fifth house from one's birth house.

= ಬುದ್ಧಿ - 1 & 10.

the deliberate breaking of faith; betrayal of trust; treachery; perfidy.

a depression in the ground; a pit.

a small hollow place made for playing the marble game.

a woman who is mentally matured.

a middle-aged woman.

a woman in her old age.

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; a prostitute.

the portion of the belly below the navel in human; hypogastrium.

tied; bound; fastened.

fettered; shackled; imprisoned.

done or doing as per rules, regulations.

twisted or twined together.

encircled; covered from all or almost all sides.

that has become unable to move or flow out.

controlled; checked.

held, suppressed and maintained since long.

inlayed; inserted.

constructed; built.

worn; put on.

committed; pledged.

a rope, string, chain etc. that is used to tie, fasten.

that which is tied, fasened or bound.

control; check.

the true or actual state of a matter; truth.

a rule or other order prescribed by authority to regulate conduct; regulation.

a man who is subjected to a rule or regulation.

(phil.) a person bound by worldly attachments.

(hist.) a particular manner of elaborating a rāga (a musical mode).

(dance.) a mode of moving forward.

a hollow; a hole or cavity.

the injured part of the body in which the skin is broken; a wound.

the visual impression of an object produced by reflection from a mirror; an image.

(rightly, ಬದ್ಧ) that which is firm, fixed and steady.

something that actually exists; reality; truth; fact.