Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
n. (fr. kaṭhina) hardness, sternness W. 269,1 47463 m. the date fruit W. 032077 269,1 47464 n. hardness, rigidity, stiffness, sternness, severity (N. of a disease) S3a1rn3gS. 269,1 47465 n. firmness of character, difficulty, obscurity (of style) Comm. on Pa1n2. 6-1, 24; Vop. xiii, 1; S3ak. 63; Kum.; BhP. 269,1 47466