karkaSa mf( A )n. (perhaps connected with karka and karkara ) hard, firm, rough, harsh ( lit. and metaph. ), Suśr. ; Mṛcch. ; Bhartṛ. &c.
karkaSa a. [ karka-Sa ] 1 Hard, rough ( opp. komala or mfdu ); suradvipAsPAlanakarkaSAM gulO R. 3. 55 , 12. 41 , 13. 73 ; ErAvatAsPAlanakarkaSena hastena pasparSa tadaMgaBiMdraH Ku. 3. 22 , 1. 36 ; Śi. 15. 10 , 16. 18 , 63. 2 Harsh, cruel, merciless (words, conduct &c.). 3 Violent, strong, excessive; tasya karkaSavihArasaMBavaM R. 9. 68. 4 Hardy, strong, muscular, robust. 5 Strict, imperative, peremptory; Mv. 2. 11. 6 Desperate. 7 Ill-conducted, unchaste, unfaithful (as a woman). 8 Incomprehensible, difficult to comprehend; tarke vA BfSakarkaSe mama samaM lIlAyate BAratI P. R. — SaH A sword.