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कृच्छ्र

कठिन, पीड़ाकर, बुरा

difficult, causing pain, bad

Monier–Williams

कृच्छ्र — {kṛcchrá} mf({ā})n. (perhaps fr. √{kṛś}, and connected with {kaṣṭa}), causing trouble or pain, painful, attended with pain or labour MBh. R. Pañcat. Suśr##being in a difficult or painful situation R. ii, 78, 14##bad, evil, wicked W##({am}), ind. miserably, painfully, with difficulty R. iv, 22, 7##({as}, {am}), m. n. difficulty, trouble, labour, hardship, calamity, pain, danger (often ifc., e.g. {vana-vāsak}, the difficulties of living in a forest##{mūtra-k}, q.v##{artha-kṛcchreṣu}, in difficulties, in a miserable situation MBh. iii, 65 Nal. xv, 3##{prâṇakṛcchra}, danger of life MBh. ii, 6 BhP.) RV. x, 52, 4 Nir. AitBr. &c##ischury (= {mūtra-k}) L##bodily mortification, austerity, penance Gaut. Mn. &c##a particular kind of religious penance Mn. Yājñ##m. N. of Vishṇu MBh. xii, 12864##({eṇa}, or {a-} in comp.), instr. ind. with difficulty, with great exertion, painfully, hardly, scarcely Pāṇ. 2-3, 33 R. Suśr. &c. ({alpa-kṛcchreṇa}, 'easily' SaddhP.)##({āt}), abl. ind. id. MBh. R. &c##(in comp. with a perf. Pass. p. Pāṇ. 2-1, 39##vi ; 3, 2.)