m. or (rarely) n. ‘end or result of a course of action’, occurrence, incident, event, doings, life, [ŚāṅkhBr.] &c. &c.
course, manner, way (in which anything happens or is done), [MBh.]; [Vikr.]
(also pl.) tidings, rumour, report, account, tale, story, history, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
a chapter or section of a book (-śas ind. by chapters), [Pat.]
(only [L.]) a topic, subject
sort, kind
nature, property
leisure, opportunity
a whole, totality
mfn. alone, solitary, [L.]