कुष्

{ kuṣ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कुष्    cl. 9. P. कुष्णाति ( ind.p. कुषित्वा, [Pāṇ. 1-2, 7]; aor. अकोषीत्, [Pāṇ.] Sch.),

to tear asunder, [Bhaṭṭ.];

to pinch, [Car. i, 8]; [VP. iii, 12, 9];

to force or draw out, extract, [Bhaṭṭ.];

to knead Comm. on KātyŚr. ( perf. p. कुषित);

to test, examine (?);

to shine (?) : cl. 6. कुषति, to gnaw, nibble, [BhP. iii, 16, 10] :

Pass. कुष्यति and °ते, ‘to weigh, balance’ ([ [NBD.]]), [Pāṇ. 3-1, 90.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कुष् [kuṣ]   9 P. (कुष्णाति, कुषित)
   To tear, extract, pull or draw out; शिवाः कुष्णन्ति मांसानि [Bk.18.12;17.8;] कुषित्वा जगतां सारं सैका शङ्के कृता भुवि 7.95.
   To test, examine.
   To shine.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : व्यद्, अभिकुष्