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Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for संकोच

3 dictionaries · exact headword

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.

    Source: Apte

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 .
    Source: Monier-Williams

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.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · संकोच

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