Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [pṝ-uṣan] 1 Hard, rough, rugged, stiff (opp. mṛdu or ślakṣṇa); paruṣaṃ carma, paruṣā mālā &c.
2 Harsh, abusive, severe, unkind, cruel, stern (as words); (vāk) aparuṣā paruṣākṣaramīritā R. 9. 8; Pt. 1. 50; said also of a person; snigdhe yatparuṣāsi Gīt. 9; Y. 1. 310.
3 Harsh or disagreeable to the ear (as a sound &c.); tena vajraparuṣasvanaṃ dhanuḥ R. 11. 46; Me. 61.
4 Rough, coarse, rough to the touch,...