ruccha (12815)

ruccha
Entry 12815, Page 455, Col. 2

(rucCa, rucCa)
ruccha¦, 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 ascetic's life); (2) cruel, savage: (1) ruccha-vṛtti or °vṛttika (= AMg. lūha-vitti, see Ratnach.), the harsh life (of a forest ascetic's 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.). [Page456-a+ 71]

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