any male peafowl, esp., one of a species (Pavo cristatus) with a crest of plumules and long, brightly coloured upper tail coverts; a peacock.

the long, brightly coloured tail of a peacock.

a featherlike or fan-shaped leaf of a palm tree.

the long blades at the bottom of a sugarcane.

the vertical fold of a śari (the common garment of Indian woman that covers almost entire body including sometimes the head, except the forearms and face) when worn.

measurement of anything from end to end; length.

a knot made by tucking the upper border of a sari worn by a woman, at the waist (in the shape of a plantain fruit.

a long or broad piece of cloth worn about the neck, under the upper garment.

the outer corner of an eye.

a line drawn outward from the outer corner of the eyes, with a collyrium.

the extremity of a ship; a ship's tail.

the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position; the lap.

a bunch or cluster of fruits, flowers, leaves, etc.

a kind of tree.

its foliage.

the long tail of certain birds as parrots, certaub variety of jacana, jungle babbler, etc.

the last point of anything; the final point; the end.

= ಸೋಗು.

(correctly, ಶಕ) 1. a system of reckoning time by numbering the years from some important occurrence or given point of time etc.; an era.

a period of time considered in terms of noteworthy and characteristic events or developments; an epoch.

(masc.) an intimate companion; a friend; a confidant.

the abode of gods; heaven; paradise.

the tree Tectona grandis of Verbenaceae famiy, with hard, yellowish-brown wood, used for house-building, furniture, etc.; teak; Indian oak.

a system of reckoning time by numbering the years from some important occurrence or given point of time (as Śalivāhana śaka, Vikrama Śaka, Krista śaka (Christian era), etc.; an era.

a period of time considered in terms of noteworthy and characteristic events, developments; an epoch.

(hist.) the north-western region of India which was ruled by people belonging to Śaka race.

that race itself.

= ಶಾಖ1.

any herbaceous plant or a part (as leaves, fruits, stem, roots, etc.) that is eaten either raw or cooked; a vegetable.

any food prepared using a vegetable or vegetables.

power; strength.

the tree Tectona grandis of Verbenaceae famiy, with hard, yellowish-brown wood, used for house-building, furniture, etc.; teak; Indian oak.

one of the seven mythological divisions of the earth.

ಶಾಕಾಯ ಲವಣಾಯ śakāya lavaṇāya that much which would just be sufficient to meet the requirement of day's essentials; 2. (fig.) small earnings.