रूक्ष [ rūkṣa ] [ rūkṣá ]1 m. f. n. ( prob. fr. √ [ rūṣ ] ; cf. 2. [ rukṣa ] ) rough , dry , arid , dreary Lit. ŚBr.

  emaciated , thin Lit. Suśr.

  rough to the taste , astringent Lit. MBh. Lit. Suśr.

  not greasy or oily (as food or medicine) Lit. Kathās. Lit. Suśr.

  hard , harsh , unkind , cruel (as a person or speech) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  unpleasant , disagreeable , not soft (to the sight , smell ) Lit. ib.

  dismal (as a house) Lit. Pañcat.

  soiled , smeared , dirtied Lit. R. Lit. Mudr.

  having the smell of an elephant in rut Lit. L.

  [ rūkṣa ] m. hardness , harshness Lit. L.

  the smell of the rut of an elephant Lit. L.

  a kind of grass (= [ varaka ] ) Lit. L.

  [ rūkṣā ] f. Croton Polyandrum or Tiglium Lit. L.

  [ rūkṣa ] n. a good kind of iron Lit. L.

  the thick part of curds Lit. L.