m. any troublesome seditious person (who is, as it were, a thorn to the state and an enemy of order and good government), a paltry foe, enemy in general (seekṣudra-śatru-) etc.
noun (masculine neuter) any annoyance or source of vexation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any troublesome seditious person (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
anything pointed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
bamboo (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
boundary of a village (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
defect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
enemy in general (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
erection of the hair of the body in thrilling emotions (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fault (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
finger-nail (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
first, fourth, seventh, and tenth lunar mansions (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fish-bone (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
impediment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
manufactory (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a barber (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an AgrahAra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Makara (or the marine monster) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
obstacle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
paltry foe (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
point of a pin or needle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
prickle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sharp stinging pain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
symptom of disease (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
term in the Nyāya philosophy implying refutation of argument, detection of error etc. (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unevenness or roughness (as on the surface of the tongue) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
vexing or injurious speech (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
workshop (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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