that which is auspicious, causes or brings prosperity, welfare, etc.

good fortune; good luck.

the state of a woman whose husband is alive (as opp. to widowhood).

wealth; riches.

loveliness; comeliness; fairness; attractiveness.

a bright-red or slightly orange powder applied by women on their foreheads, as an auspicious sign and also used in worshipping a deity.

(yoga.) one of the twenty seven yogas.

(phil.) one of the forty kinds of qualities in the nature of things.