the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning; ash.

the ash of the burnt cowdung cake, regarded as holy.

the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning; ash.

generally bad, painful, unpleasant, etc., but without any moral considerations involved; wicked; evil.

terrible; dreadful; frightening.

the quality of being awefully terrible, dreadful; dreadfulness.

great fear; dread.

name of one of the important characters in Mahābhārata, the grand father of Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas.

(fig.) an elderly man or a man of long experience in some occupation or skill; a veteran.