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परुष

गांठदार (रीड के रूप में), कठोर, क्रूर, धब्बेदार, व्यंजन वर्ण द्वारा विशेषता फ्लॉरिटी का विचारोत्तेजक

knotty (as reed), harsh, cruel, spotted, the diction characterised by consonants suggestive of floridity

Monier–Williams

परुष — {paruṣá} mf({ā})n. (older, f. {páruṣṇī}) knotty (as reed) AV##spotted, variegated, dirty-coloured RV. &c. &c##hard, stiff, rugged, rough, uneven, shaggy MBh. Kāv. &c##intertwined with creepers (as a tree) Kathās.##piercing, keen, sharp, violent, harsh, severe, unkind ib. ({am}, ind.)##m. a reed AV##an arrow ŚāṅkhŚr. Lāṭy##Grewia Asiatica or Xylocarpus Granatum L##({parúṣa}), m. N. of a demon Suparṇ##({ā}), f. a kind of riddle MW##({ṣṇī}), f. N. of one of the rivers of the Panjāb now called Rāvii RV##n. harsh and contumelious speech, abuse MBh. Kāv. &c##the fruit of Grewia Asiatica or Xylocarpus Granatum L##a species of Barleria with blue flowers L

परुष — {paruṣa} See under {paru}