Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon (~ Monier-Williams) (H1) duḥkha [adjective - card] mfn. (according to grammarians properly written duṣ-kha and said to be from dus and kha [cf. su-kha] ; but more probably a Prakritized form for duḥ-stha q.v.) uneasy, uncomfortable, unpleasant, difficult R. Hariv. (compar. -tara MBh. R. )
(H1B) duḥkha [noun - card] n. (ifc. f(ā).) uneasiness, pain, sorrow, trouble, difficulty ṠBr. xiv, 7, 2, 15 Mn. MBh. &c (personified as the son of naraka and vedanā VP. ) (H2) vi-veka m. discrimination, distinction Mn. Sarvad. Suṡr. consideration, discussion, investigation Gīt. MārkP. Sarvad. true knowledge, discretion, right judgement, the faculty of distinguishing and classifying things according to their real properties ChUp. Kap. &c (in vedānta [and yoga? - card]) the power of separating the invisible Spirit from the visible world (or spirit from matter, truth from untruth, reality from mere semblance or illusion)
