a. [jṝ bā ºaṭha] 1 Hard, solid.

2 Old, aged; ayamatijaraṭhāḥ prakāmagurvīḥ pariṇatadikkarikāstaṭīrbibharti Śi. 4. 29 (where jaraṭha means ‘hard’ also).

3 Decayed, decrepit, infirm.

4 Bent, bowed down, drooping.

5 Pale, yel- lowish-white.

6 Full-grown, ripe, matured; jaraṭhakamala Śi. 11. 14.

7 Hard-hearted, cruel. ṭhaḥ 1 N. of Pāṇḍu, father of the five Pāṇḍavas.

2 Old age.