रुच्छ (ruccha)
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Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
Englishruccha, adj. (MIndic for Skt. rūkṣa, but this form seems not recorded in MIndic, tho AMg. has rukkha and lukkha
see s.v. lūkha), (1) harsh, severe (of forest asceticʼs life)
(2) cruel, savage:
(1) ruccha-vṛtti or °vṛttika (= AMg. lūha-vitti, see Ratnach.), the harsh life (of a forest ascetic), or as Bhvr. one who leads that life: °vṛttikā, pl., Bhvr., Mv 〔iii.182.16〕
in Mv 〔ii.30.10〕 ruccha-vṛttiḥ, Bhvr., and 〔33.13〕 (Senart) rucchāṃ vṛttiṃ (but corrupt mss. point to cpd. in -a- before vṛtti, possibly Bhvr.
in 〔30.10〕 mss. are also corrupt but em. seems sound)
(2) śastra-ruccha Mv 〔i.73.14〕, cruel as a knife (of desire
separate this from the following cpd., and construe as n. pl.).
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