any of various accipitrine birds with long, pointed wings and, usu. a forked tail, which prey esp. on insects, reptiles, and small mammals; a kite.

the kite, Haliastur indus of Accipitridae family, with white head, neck and breast, strong, curved beak, bright brown wings, forked tail, (regarded as the vehicle of Viṣṇu); Brahmini kite.

the profession of buying and selling of comodities; commerce.

a man whose business is buying and selling goods for profit; a trader; a merchant.

absence of order, discipline or system; extreme confusion or disoder in any sphere of activity; chaos; disarray.

any useless thing or matter.

taken; taken away.

snatched; plundered; seized.

that which is taken or taken away.

a portion; a share.

he who is drawn towards, attracted, charmed.

he who destroys; a destroyer; an annihilator.

a place, in the course of a river, having a deep depression, and where water flows slowly.

a deep lake.

a ray of light.

a sound; noise.

the act of cutting and turn up the surface layer of the soil using the farm implement kuṇṭe, to remove weeds.