(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)
