शुष्क [śuṣka] p.p. p. p. p. [शुष्-क्त]
Dry, dried up; शाखायां शुष्कं करिष्यामि
[Mk.8.] Parched up, sear.
Shrivelled, shrunk up, emaciated.
Feigned, pretended, mock; कामिनः स्म कुरुते करभोरूर्हारि शुष्करुदितं च सुखेऽपि &Saute;i.1.69.
Empty, vain, useless, unproductive;
[M.2.] Groundless, causeless.
Offensive, harsh; तस्म नाकुशलं ब्रूयान्न शुष्कां गिरमीरयेत्
[Ms.11.35.] -ष्कम् Anything dry (as wood, cowdung). -Comp.
-अङ्ग a. a. emaciated.
(ङ्गी) a lizard.
a crane.
-अन्नम् rice in the husk.
-अर्शस् n. n. dry swelling of the eyelids.
-आर्द्रम् dry ginger.
कलहः a vain or groundless quarrel.
a mock quarrel;
[Mu.3.] -कासः dry cough.
-गानम् singing with any accompaniment (as dancing).
-चर्चणम् idle talk.
-पाकः dry inflammation (of the eyes).
-रुदितम् weeping without tears.
-वैरम् groundless enmity.
-व्रणम् a healed wound, scar.