duKa · dukha 1 · dukha 2
dukha (as in Pali , see Childers ), dukhin , and dukhita , m.c. in verses for duḥkha, °khin, °khita, misery; miserable . The mss. and edd. are quite inconsistent, but write dukha very often, at least, where meter requires it; so SP 54.10 ; 162.2 (in 92.6 ed. dukha-, acc. to note with only one ms. ); LV 173.11 (no v.l. ); 220.22 (dukhī, v.l. duḥ°); in LV 252.10 Lefm. properly em. dukhitaṃ against all mss. , but in 188.12 he allows the equally unmetr. suduḥkhito to stand; Senart on Mv i.9.17 keeps duḥkhā of mss. , noting that meter implies a short penult ; so also i.14.16, 15.13 , and often, usually not em. by Senart ; dukha is rather common in vss of Samādh , e.g. 19.20 ; also in Gv , dukha 301.22 ; 488.9 ; dukhitām 474.23 ; dukha ( v.l. duḥ°) Bhad 21 ; etc. In my opinion dukh° should always be read where meter indicates short first syllable.
(adj, adj) uncomfortable; painful; unpleasant Construction: √dukkh > du(k)kh + a
(nt, nt) discomfort; pain; displeasure Construction: √dukkh > du(k)kh + a