(p. 168) upāẏa a means, a way, an expedient; a method (অঙ্ক কষার উপায়); a contrivance, a device; income, earnings (উপায় কত ?); a remedy (রোগের উপায়); a measure; a means to relieve or help, support (বিধবার উপায়). উপায় করা v. to devise means or method; to earn; to remedy; to devise means to relieve or help, to find a support for. 35)

(p. 208) kaṣaṭē same as কষাটে । see কষা2 । 103)

(p. 208) kaṣāẏa bitter or astringent juice or taste; tannic taste; tannin; decoction; dull red colour. a. of bitter or astringent taste; or tannic taste; dull red; reddish; dyed (esp. in red.) কষায়িত a. slightly reddened (রোষকষায়িত); dyed. 107)

(p. 208) kaṣā2 astringent; tight; strict, severe; niggardly, close-fisted; constipative (কষা ধাত); (of meat, fish etc.) signed in oil or fat and with spices. v. to try (gold etc.) on a streak-plate; to work out (a mathematical sum); to calculate (price etc.); to singe (meat, fish etc.) in oil or fat and with spices; to tighten; to bind tightly; to tan (hides); to make astringent. ̃কষি n. unswerving enforcement of rule, law etc; rigour, strictness; act of tightening; tugging and counter-tugging; higgling (দরকষাকষি); strained state, estrangement (মনকষাকষি). কষাকষি করা v. to enforce strictness or rigour; to tighten; to contest or try laboriously. দর কষাকষি করা v. to higgle, to chaffer. মন কষাকষি করা v. to estrange oneself (from); to quarrel (with). কষানো v. to singe meat; to tan (hides). কষাটে a. slightly astringent; (fig.) divested of taste or flavour; (fig.) loathsome, disgusting. কষা মাংস n. singed meat; meat cooked with oil and spices. 106)

(p. 208) kaṣuṭē same as কষাটে । 110)

(p. 485) dara-kaṣākaṣi bargaining, chaffering or haggling or higgling. দর-কষাকষি করা v. to chaffer, to haggle or higgle. 23)

(p. 831) manakaṣākaṣi strained relations; mutual ill-feelings; bad blood. মনকষাকষি করা v. to strain one's relations with; to fall out with. 58)