2. rUkza m. ( prob. for Prākṛt rukkha = vfkza ) a tree, L.
rUkza a. 1 Rough, harsh, not smooth or soft (as touch, sound &c.), rUkzasvaraM vASati vAyaso'yaM ( pb ) Mk. 9. 10 ; Ku. 7. 17. 2 Astringent (taste). 3 Rough, uneven, difficult, austere. 4 Sullied, soiled, dirtied; R. 7. 70 ; Mu. 4 , 5. 5 Cruel, unkind, harsh; nitAMtarUkzABiniveSamISaM R. 14. 43 ; saMraBaMrUkzamiva suMdari yadyadAsIt V. 3. 20 ; Ś. 7. 32 ; Pt. 4. 91. 6 Arid, parched up, dry, dreary; snigDaSyAmAH kvacidaparato BIzaRABogarUkzAH U. 2. 14. ( rUkzIkf means ‘to make rough’, ‘soil’, ‘besmear)’. — kzaH A tree. Comp. — gaMDaH, -gaMDakaH bdellium. — patraH the Śākhoṭa tree. — pezaM ind. without the addition of any liquid; as in rUkzapezaM pinazwi .