AhAra a. ( rA or rI f. ) 1 Bringing near, procuring, getting; BArAhAraH kAryavaSAt Sk. 2 Going to fetch; ayaM gacCati BartA me PalAhAro mahAvanaM Sāv. 4 23. — raH 1 Taking, fetching, or bringing near. 2 Employing, using. 3 Taking food. 4 Food; ( AharaMti rasamasmAdityAhAraH Sk. ); °vfttimakarot Pt. 1 took his dinner; PalAhAra, °vfttiH means of livelihood; BEkzAhAraH living on alms; yavAhAra, nirAhAra &c. Comp. — arTin a. begging or seeking for food. — niHsaraRamArgaH the posterior part, passage of voiding excrements. — pAkaH 1 cooking. 2 digestion (of food). — virahaH want of food, privation, starvation. — saMBavaH the juice of the body, chyle, lymph.