SUka
śūka , nt. , ( 1 ) in manaḥ-śūka (possibly for śoka, grief? so Skt. Lex. ; or simply mind-sting ), either grief , or pangs of conscience : (katham ahaṃ khedaṃ na smariṣyāmi … yena mayā evaṃvidhaṃ) pāpakaṃ karma kṛtam ? tataḥ sa tayābhihitaḥ: na te °kam asminn arthe utpādayitavyaṃ Divy 257.12 ; ( 2 ) fig. (an enemyʼs) offensive power : śatruś ca te 'grabala durbalabhagnaśūko Mv i.156.16 ( vs ), your mighty enemyʼs ‘sting’ is powerless and broken .