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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. संकोचsaṃkoca1 Contraction, shrinking up.
    1. 1 Contraction, shrinking up.
    2. Abridgment, diminution, compression.
    3. Terror, fear.
    4. Shutting up, closing.
    5. Binding.
    6. Crouching down, humbling one's self; त्वयेयं पृथिवी लब्धा न संकोचेन चाप्युत Mb.12.14.18.
    7. A kind of skate-fish.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -चम् Saffron.

    • -पिशुनम् saffron.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. संकोचsaṃkoca[sam-koka] m. shrinking up, con traction, compression; curtailment, diminu tion; limitation, restriction…

    [sam-koka] masculine shrinking up, con traction, compression; curtailment, diminu tion; limitation, restriction; drying up (of a lake): akshi-pakshmanoh --, closure of the eyes: -kârin, adjective shrinking, humble, modest; -kokana, adjective (î) contracting (--˚); neuter contrac tion; -kokin, adjective closing (flower); diminish ing, curtailing.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. संकोचsaṃkocam. contraction, shrinking together, compression MBh. Ka1v. &c.
    1. masculine gender contraction, shrinking together, compression MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    2. masculine gender shutting up, closing (of the eyes) Sa1h.
    3. masculine gender crouching down, cowering, humbling one's self, shyness, fear (accusative with √कृ, "to become shy or modest") Hariv.
    4. masculine gender abridgment, diminution, limitation, restriction S3am2k. Sarvad.
    5. masculine gender drying up (of a lake) Ka1v.
    6. masculine gender binding, tying Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender a sort of skate fish Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender Name of an Asura असुर MBh.
    9. neuter gender saffron Lexicographers
    10. etc. see सं-√कुच् .
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  2. गात्रसंकोचनीgātrasaṃkocanīf. "contracting its body", a hedgehog. VS. xxiv, 36 Sch.

    feminine "contracting its body", a hedgehog. VS. xxiv, 36 Scholiast or Commentator

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  3. गात्रसंकोचिन्gātrasaṃkocinm. id. L.

    masculine gender the same Lexicographers

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  4. नेत्रसंकोचनnetrasaṃkocanan. closing of the eyes, Sa1h.

    neuter gender closing of the eyes, Sa1h.

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  5. रक्तसंकोचraktasaṃkocam. safflower L.

    masculine gender safflower Lexicographers

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  6. रक्तसंकोचकraktasaṃkocakan. a red lotus flower L.

    neuter gender a red lotus flower Lexicographers

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  7. संकोचकsaṃkocakamfn. contracting, causing to shrink or shrivel up Ka1vya7d. Sch.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective contracting, causing to shrink or shrivel up Ka1vya7d. Scholiast or Commentator

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  8. संकोचकारिन्saṃkocakārinmfn. making contraction, crouching down, humble, modest Ra1jat.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective making contraction, crouching down, humble, modest Ra1jat.

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