1. ದುರ್ಭಿಕ್ಷ

    ♪ durbhikṣa
      noun
    1. extreme scarcity of food prevailing in a country for a considerable time; famine.
    2. the condition or quality of being scarce; scarcity.
    3. ದುರ್ಭಿಕ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಧಿಕಮಾಸ durbhikṣadalli adhika māsa (prov.) a condition of one difficulty being aggravated by the addition of another.