Both Uses of
stock
in
The Ramayana
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- They rivalled well the world-spread fame Of the great stock from which they came, Of Váman, vast of size, Of Mahápadma's glorious line, Thine, Anjan, and, Airávat, thine.†
Book 1
- Even in stocks and stones perforce Will friendship spring from intercourse.†
Book 2 *
Definition:
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(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) There are many other common meanings of stock such as:
- goods or merchandise available for sale
- animals raised for sale such as cattle or pigs
- a broth used for soup
- the part of a rifle to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached