संकुञ्च्

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सं-√ कुञ्च्   (or -कुच्) P. -कुचति, to contract, shrink, close (as a flower), [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; [Suśr.];

to contract, compress, absorb, destroy, [Nir.] Sch.:

Pass. -कुच्यते, to shrink, be closed or contracted, [Suśr.] :

Caus. -कोचयति, to contract, draw in [MBh.]; [Suśr.];

to narrow, make smaller, lessen, [Bhartṛ.];

( Ā.) to withdraw, withhold, [Subh.]

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