(p. 194) kaṇṭaka a thorn; a thistle; the spine of a fish; (fig.) an obstacle (সুখের কণ্টক); disgrace (কুলের কণ্টক); an insignificant adversary; a horripilation or goose-flesh. ̃ফল n. the jack-fruit or its tree. ̃ময় a. full of thorns; thorny. ̃যুক্ত a. thorny. ̃লতা n. a thorny creeper. কণ্টকে কণ্টকোদ্ধার করা to set a thief to catch a thief. ̃শয্যা n. a bed of thorns; (fig.) unbearable torment or anguish, extreme discomfort. 61)

(p. 194) kaṇṭakākīrṇa thorny, strewn with thorns or thistles. 62)

(p. 320) gōkṣura (lit.) a cow's hoof; a thorny plant, Tribulus terrestris, the thistle; the cobra de capello, the cobra. 9)