कठोरkaṭhoraa.Hard (fig. also); solid, stiff, कठोरा- स्थिग्रन्थि Māl.5.34.
- Hard (Figurative also); solid, stiff, कठोरा- स्थिग्रन्थि Māl.5.34.
- Cruel, hard-hearted, ruthless; अयि कठोर यशः किल ते प्रियम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.27; so denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedहृदय, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedचित्त.
- Sharp, piercing; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअङ्कुश Śānti.1.22.
- Full, developed, complete, fullgrown, of mature age; कठोरगर्भां जानकीं विमुच्य Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1,1.49,6.25; Māl.6.19; so कठोरतारा- धिपलाञ्छनच्छविः Śi.1.2; so अdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied new, young; Māl.1.2.
- (Fig.) Matured, refined; कलाकलापालोचनकठोरमतिभिः K.7; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरीभूतः दिवसः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2 it is noon-time.
Derived forms and compounds
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-गर्भ Adjective far advanced in pregnancy; आतङ्कस्फुरितकठोरगर्भगुर्वीम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.49.
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-गिरिमाहात्म्यम् a portion of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa.
Source: ApteApte entry
