kaṭhina mfn. (Comm. on Uṇ. ii, 49) hard, firm, stiff (opposed to mṛdu)
• difficult Megh. Suśr. Pañcat. &c
• harsh, inflexible, cruel Kum. Amar. &c
• violent (as pain) Vikr
• (ā), f. crystallized sugar, a sweetmeat made with refined sugar L
• a species of betel L
• (ī), f. chalk Pañcat. Hit
• (am), n. an earthen vessel for cooking MBh. R
• a strap or pole for carrying burdens Pāṇ. 4-4, 72 (cf. vaṃśa-kaṭhina)
• a shovel, scoop L