ruRqa
ruṇḍa , m. or nt. (see also praruṇḍa ; clearly related to AMg. ruṇṭ-, authorized by Hem. 4.57 as substitute for ru-, and found in various derivs. , Ratnach. ; prob. related thru MIndic dialectic processes to Skt. rud-, more specifically to the ppp. ruṇṇa-, which in Pali is used as a noun like our word), weeping , always in instr. (after kiṃ or na …) and foll. by śocitena: kiṃ ruṇḍena śocitena Mv ii.218.13 ; nāpi ca ruṇḍena śocitenārtho 224.10 ; similarly 227.12 ; 228.12 ; 229.12 ; in some of these occurs v.l. rund°, and in some ( vss ) Senart em. m.c. to ruṇḍa-śoc°, but mss. never read so; exact readings hard to determine.