Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [tij-bāºkartari kta] 1 Bitter, pungent (as one of the six flavours or Rasas); Me. 20.
2 Fragrant; Me. 33. ktaḥ 1 Bitter taste; (see under kaṭu).
2 The Kuṭaja tree.
3 Pungency.
4 Fragrance. Comp. gaṃdhā mustard. taṃḍulā long pep- per. dhātuḥ bile. phalaḥ, maricaḥ the clearing-nut plant.