(p. 232) kāṣṭha wood; timber. ̃কীট n. termite, white ant. ̃খণ্ড n. a piece of wood or log. ̃পাদুকা n. a (pair of) wooden sandals, a (pair of) clogs. ̃পুত্তলিকা n. a wooden doll or puppet; (fig.) a powerless man, a person with no real authority, a figurehead. ̃ফলক n. a board; a wooden tablet; a plank of wood. ̃বত্ a. (hard and insipid) like wood. ̃মঞ্চ n. a wooden platform. ̃মণ্ড n. woodpulp. ̃ময় a. wooden; woody. ̃মার্জার n. a squirrel. ̃ল a. wooden. ̃হাসি n. an affected smile (esp. for the sake of courtesy), a simper. 45)

(p. 232) kāṣṭhāsana a wooden seat (such as a chair, a stool, a bench etc.). 46)

(p. 232) kāṣṭhikā a slender or thin piece of wood. 47)

(p. 618) parākāṣṭhā highest excellence; extreme altitude or limit; acme, zenith; (often iron.) culmination. 24)