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Results for संकुच्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

संकुच्saṃkuc1, 6 P.
1. 1, 6 Parasmaipada
2. To become contracted, shrink.
3. To close, shut (as a flower).
4. To contract, compress.-Causal To contract, narrow.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

संकुच्saṃkuc(or -कुञ्च्) P. -कुचति, to contract, shrink, close (as a flower) Ka1v. Katha1s. Sus3r.; to contract, compress…

(or -कुञ्च्) Parasmaipada -कुचति, to contract, shrink, close (as a flower) Ka1v. Katha1s. Sus3r.; to contract, compress, absorb, destroy Nir. Scholiast or Commentator : Passive voice -कुच्यते, to shrink, be closed or contracted Sus3r. : Causal -कोचयति, to contract, draw in MBh. Sus3r.; to narrow, make smaller, lessen Bhartr2.; (Atmane-pada) to withdraw, withhold Subh.

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