By Jit Majumdar
- undying; everlasting; immortal
- the nectar or potion that brings immortality.
- the Supreme Spirit; the Soul; another name for Śiva, Vişņu, Dhanvantari, Prajāpati, Indra and Surya; the number 4; couch grass (Cynodon dacyton); the creeper flame-lily, or kālihāri, or lāngli (Gloriosa superba) and its juice.