adhyakṣatā fu chairmanship; श्री क की ~ में under the -- of Mr. K, with Mr. K in the chair.

kṣati fu damage, loss; मकान की कोई ~ नहीं हुई no damage was done to the building; ~ उठाना to suffer a --; ~ पहुँचाना to cause --, to damage, to put to loss; ~ पूरी करना to compensate for a loss, to make up damages, to indemnify. [syn. नुक़सान, हानि]

kṣatriya mc warrior class; a member of a warrior class, kṣatriya. [fem. क्षत्राणी]

tak·nīkī a technical [जान- कारी knowledge/know-how, दक्षता efficiency, प्रशिक्षण training, शिक्षा education, सहायता assistance, सह- योग cooperation].

dakṣatā fu efficiency: उसकी ~ से हम संतुष्ट हैं we are satisfied with his --; ~ प्राप्त करना to acquire --, to become efficient. [syn. निपुणता]

dakṣatāpūrvak adv. efficiently: सारा काम ~ निभाया गया

niṣpakṣatā fu impartiality: न्यायाधीश की ~ -- of the judge.

varṇa mc 1. letter (of alphabet) [गुरु/दीर्घ long, लघु/ह्रस्व short]; अ आ क ख ~ हैं A B C D are letters; ~ माला alphabet. 2. colour [कृष्ण black, गौर white, पीत yellow, रक्‍त red]; ~ के अनुसार मानवों का वर्गीकरण classification of the human beings according to their --. 3. (colour) class: ब्राम्हण, क्षत्रिय, वैश्य और शुद्र ये चार ~ थे Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Sudras, these were the four --es.