f. earth, ground, soil, [Kāś.]; [Kathās.] &c.
(ifc.) a spot, place for (e.g. āhāra-bh°, an eating-place, [Kathās.]; akṣara-bh°, a place i.e. a tablet for writing, [Ragh.])
a story, floor, [Inscr.]; [Pañcat.] (with gṛhópari, the flat roof of a house, [Śukas.])
a step, degree, [Yogas.]
(in dram.) an actor's part or character, [Vikr.]; [Mālatīm.] &c.
decoration (as of an image), [L.]
preface, introduction, [ChUp.], Sch.; [Kāvyād.]