निकर्षण

{ nikarṣaṇa }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नि-°कर्षण  n.  n. an open place in or near town, [L.]

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नि °कर्षण

a court at the entrance of a house, [W.]
a neighbourhood, [W.]
नि-कषण   = , [MBh.]

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नि कषण

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

निकर्षण [nikarṣaṇa]   See under निकृष्.
निकषः (सः) A touch-stone, whet-stone; निकषे हेमरेखेव [R.17.46;] [Mv.1.4.]
(Fig.) Anything serving as a touch-stone, a test; नन्वेष दर्पनिकषस्तव चन्द्रकेतुः [U.5.1;] आदर्शः शिक्षितानां सुचरितनिकषः [Mk.1.48;] [Dk.1;] [K.44.]
A streak or line of gold made on a touchstone; कनकनिकषरुचिशुचिवसनेन श्वसिति न सा परिजनहसनेन [Gīt. 7.6;] कनकनिकषस्निग्धा विद्युत् प्रिया न ममोर्वशी [V.4.1;5.19.] -Comp. उपलः,
-ग्रावन्  m. m.,
-पाषाणः   a touch-stone, whetstone; तत्प्रेमहेमनिकषोपलतां तनोति [Gīt.11;] तत्त्वनिकषग्रावा तु तेषां विपद् [H.1.183.2.79.]
निकषणः (णम्) the touch-stone; य एकः शूराणां गुरु- समरकण्डूनिकषणः [Ve.3.16.]
Rubbing off.

Shabda-Sagara

निकर्षण  m.  ( -णः)
1. An open space or sort of play-ground in or near a town.
2. A court at the entrance to a house.
3. A neighbourhood. 4. A plot of ground not ploughed.
E. नि,

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नि

with कर्षण ploughing; so prepared.