दारुण

Etymology
From. Initially referred to the hardness and roughness of wood, later changing to mean the following emotional states and situations.

Adjective

 * 1) hard, harsh (antonym of mṛdú)
 * 2) rough, sharp, severe, cruel, pitiless
 * 3) dreadful, frightful
 * 4) intense, violent
 * 5) ( in comp. or [ °am ] before a vb. to express excellence or superiority cf. g. [ kāṣṭhādi ] )

Noun

 * 1) harshness, severity, horror