1 A collection, an aggre- gate, assemblage; Māl. 9.

2 Com- position of words.

3 Conjunction of words or sentences.

4 A sub- division of Dvandva and Dvigu compounds, expressing an aggre- gate.

5 Abridgment, contraction, consiseness.

6 Combination of two letters of the alphabet into a syl- lable (= pratyāhāra q. v.).