noun (masc. name)a sacred token of marriage usually made of gold, tied to the bride by the bridegroom at the auspicious time of marriage.mariappa-bhat-1967
~. an earthen cooking vessel. [Sk. sthali.]mariappa-bhat-1967
n.a sacred token of marriage usually made of gold, tied to the bride by the bridegroom at the auspicious time of marriage.mariappa-bhat-1967-vision