a hymn praising a deity or a venerable person.

fame; renown; glory.

(pros.) a metrical verse having four lines each of eight syllbles, of which fifth and sixth must be short and long respectively in each line and the seventh syllable of first, second and fourth lines being short.

(pros.) another metre having two lines in each verse.

a chip, piece, bit or a small portion (as of a stone, wood, etc.).

the bark of a tree.

any of the thin, rigid, horny covering forming the outer protective covering of the body of certain insects or fish; scale.

one's younger sisteṛs husband.

a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a shaft with a sharp-pointed head; a spear.

a metal wire.

a thin wooden stick.

anything that has a pointed end (as a blade of grass, needle, etc.).

any of the parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate animal.

(bot.) the slender, stalk-like part of a carpel between the stigma and the ovary; the style.

a fish (that has scales on it).

= ಶಲ್ಲಕಿ.

the root of esculent water-lily.

= ಶಿಲುಕು.

a man who pretends; a pretender.

a tax or toll.

the money, property given to the bride's father by the bridegroom at the marriage.

amount paid to a prostitute by a man.

a fee or a percentage of the proceeds paid to a salesperson, broker, etc.; commission.

payment asked or given for professional services, admissions, licenses, tuition, etc.; a charge; a fee.

financial or monetary gain obtained from a business; profit.

a payment made in advance as a guarantee money for doing something.