the Supreme Being.

Viṣṇu.

Śiva.

Jina, the jaina spiritual teacher.

Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.

a respectful term used in addressing a reverential man.

a monk or religious mendicant.

(the composition, texture, etc.) to be tight, thick and not slack.

a man to whom a share, portion (as of a property or profit in a business) is due.