कटुkaṭuAn improper action.
- An improper action.
- Blaming, reviling, scandal.
Derived forms and compounds
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-टुः
- Pungency, acerbity (one of the six flavours).
- Name of several plants.
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-टुः Feminine A medical plant (कटुरोहिणी).
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-टु
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- Compound अङ्गः the श्योनाक tree (Marâthî टेटृ).
- Name of the king Dilīpa.
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-उत्कटम् ginger.
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-उदरी Name of a plant (Marâthî वाघांटी).
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कटु kaṭu, Adjective
- (टु or ट्वी Feminine)
- Pungent, acrid; (said of a rasa or flavour; the rasas are six; मधुर, कटु, अम्ल, तिक्त, कषाय, and लवण); कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः । आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकाभयप्रदाः ॥ Bg.17.9.
- Fragrant, exhaling strong odour; सप्तच्छदक्षीरकटुप्रवाहम् R.5.48.
- Ill-smelling, having a bad smell.
- (a) Bitter. This sense is found qiven to the words कटु and कटुक in Prākrit and later sanskrit works; Compare अतिकटुः कारवेल्लादिः अतितीक्ष्णो मरिचादिः; अमृततरङ्गिणी on Bg.17.9,-नीलकण्ठ gives the same sense.
- caustic (words); Y.3.142. (b) Disagreeable, unpleasant; श्रवणकटु नृपाणामेकवाक्यं विवव्रुः R.6.85.
- Envious.
- Hot, impetuous. कन्दः, दम् ginger, the fresh root or the plant.
- garlic.
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-कीटः, -कीटकः a gnat, mosquito.
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-क्वाणः the टिट्टिभ bird.
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-ग्रन्थिः, -थि Neuter dried ginger; so denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभङ्गः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभद्रम् dried ginger or ginger.
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-चातुर्जातकम् an aggregate of four pungent substances, as of cardamoms, the bark and leaves of Laurus Cassia and of black pepper.
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-छदः the तगर tree.
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-ज Adjective prepared from acid substances.
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-तिक्तकः
- the भूनिंब tree.
- the शण tree.
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-तिक्ता Equivalent to कटुतुम्बी.
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-तुम्बी a kind of bitter gourd.
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-तैलः White mustard; अभ्यङ्गः कटु तैलेन निर्वातस्थानबन्धनम् । Śālihotra of Bhoja 26.
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-त्रयम् a compound substance of ginger, black and long pepper.
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-दला Equivalent to कर्कटी plant.
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-निष्प्लावः
- grain not inundated. (Marâthî कडवा वाल).
- (वः) a frog.
- a harsh word or sound.
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-रोहिणी the कट्की plant.
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-विपाक Adjective producing acid humors in digestion -स्नेहः the mustard seed plant.
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-पत्रः Name of a medicinal plant (Marâthî पित्तपापडा). सितार्जक tree.
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-पत्रिका Name of a tree कारी.
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-पाक, -पाकिन् Adjective producing acid humors in digestion.
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-फलः a sort of cucumber. (-ला) Name of two plants, पटोल and श्रीवल्ली -बीजा long pepper.
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-भङ्गः, -भद्रः Dry ginger.
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-मञ्जरिका the अपामार्ग tree.
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-मोदम् a certain perfume.
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-ख Adjective having a harsh sound.
