क्रूरkrūraa.Cruel, wicked, hard-hearted, pitiless; तस्याभिषेकसंभारं कल्पितं क्रूरनिश्चया R.12.4; Me.17; Ms.1.9; तानहं…
[कृत-रक् धातोः क्रूः; Uṇ.2.21]
- Cruel, wicked, hard-hearted, pitiless; तस्याभिषेकसंभारं कल्पितं क्रूरनिश्चया R.12.4; Me.17; Ms.1.9; तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान् Bg.16. 19.
- Hard, rough.
- Formidable, terrible, fierce, ferocious, savage.
- Destructive, mischievous.
- Wounded, hurt.
- Bloody.
- Raw.
- Strong.
- Inauspicious (as opposed to सौम्य and अक्रूर; said of 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th signs of the zodiac which are supposed to have a malignant influence.)
- Hard, solid, hardened; Ś.2.4.
- Hot; disagreeable, sharp; Ms.2.33.
- Harsh, jarring; क्रूरक्वणत्कङ्कणानि Mv.1.35.
Derived forms and compounds
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-रः, -रम् Boiled rice.
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-रः
- A hawk.
- heron.
- An uneven sign of the zodiac.
- Name of a planet (Rāhu or Saturn).
- A kind of horse; तद्वद्वामाश्रयाः क्रूरः प्रकरोति धनक्षयम् Śālihotra 15.
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-रम्
- A wound.
- Slaughter, cruelty.
- Any horrible deed.
- Any frightful appearance. -Indeclinable In a formidable manner; Mb.3.
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-आकृति Adjective terrible in form (-तिः) epithet of Rāvaṇa.
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-आचारः Adjective following cruel or savage practices; Ms.4.246.
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-आत्मन् the planet Saturn.
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-आशय
- Adjective
- containing fierce animals (as a river).
- of a cruel disposition.
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-कर्मन्
- Neuter
- a bloody act.
- any hard labour. -Adjective doing a bloody act; अहं क्रूरकर्मा जात्या चाण्डालः K.
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-कर्मकृत् Masculine a rapacious animal; Ms.12.58.
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-कृत् Adjective fierce, cruel, unrelenting;
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-कोष्ठ Adjective having costive bowels (unaffected by strong purgatives).
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-गन्ध sulphur.
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-चरित, -चेष्ठित Adjective cruel, ferocious.
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-दृश्
- Adjective
- evil-eyed, having a malignant look; Ks.62.27.
- mischievous, villainous. (-Masculine) Name of Saturn; also of Mars.
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-राविन् Masculine a raven -लोचनः an epithet of the planet Saturn.
Source: Apte