(p. 194) kaḍ়ā3 hard; stiff; difficult; severe; tremendous, intense; angry; haughty; harsh, rude (কড়া কথা); strict; rough. n. a corn on the skin. ̃কড়ি, ̃ক্কড়, ̃ক্কড়ি n. strictness; stringency. কড়া আইন a strict or stringent law কড়া মনিব an exacting master; a hard or strict taskmaster. কড়া লোক a strict man or disciplinarian. 45)

(p. 296) garaja necessity or interest (আপন গরজে); attention, devotion (পড়াশোনায় গরজ). গরজ করা v. to feel eagerness to do, to be up and doing, to be active; to pay attention to. গরজি a. (chiefly used as a sfx.) interested (আপ্তগরজি). গরজ বড় বালাই (fig.) necessity is the most exacting taskmaster; (fig.) necessity knows no law. 75)

(p. 935) śakta2 hard, not soft; strong; stiff, obdurate; durable, tight; firm, steady; stubborn; severe, rigorous; strict; rigid; strenuous; niggardly, stingy (খরচের বেলায় সে শক্ত); harsh (শক্ত কথা) excruciating (শক্ত ব্যথা); difficult. শক্ত ঘানি (fig.) a very hard taskmaster; (fig.) a hard nut to crack; a very obdurate man. শক্ত পাল্লায় পড়া to have to deal with a person who is more than one's match, to catch a tartar. শক্তের ভক্ত নরমের যম (fig.) one who flatters a strong opponent but tyrannizes over a weak one, a jackal in Brobdingang playing the lion in Lilliput. 18)