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Results for रौक्ष्यम्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

रौक्ष्यम्raukṣyam1 Hardness, dryness, aridity.
1. 1 Hardness, dryness, aridity.
2. Roughness, harshness, cruelty; प्रतिषेधरौक्ष्यम् R.5.58; निदेशdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied 14.58.
3. Poverty; अकल्ककस्य विप्रस्य रौक्ष्यात् करकृतात्मनः Mb. 13.23.53.
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