Alternative spellings of this word include Samkuch.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃkuc (संकुच्).—1, 6 P.

1) To become contracted, shrink.

2) To close, shut (as a flower).

3) To contract, compress. -Caus. To contract, narrow.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃkuc (संकुच्):—[=saṃ-√kuc] (or -kuñc) [Parasmaipada] -kucati, to contract, shrink, close (as a flower), [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara; Suśruta];

—to contract, compress, absorb, destroy, [Nirukta, by Yāska [Scholiast or Commentator]]:—[Passive voice] -kucyate, to shrink, be closed or contracted, [Suśruta] :—[Causal] -kocayati, to contract, draw in [Mahābhārata; Suśruta];

—to narrow, make smaller, lessen, [Bhartṛhari];

— ([Ātmanepada]) to withdraw, withhold, [Subhāṣitāvali]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Saṃkuc (संकुच्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃkuca.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Kuc, Sam.

Starts with: Samkuca, Samkucaka, Samkucana, Samkuch, Samkuchita, Samkuci, Samkucisu, Samkucita, Samkucitadrishti, Samkucitate, Samkucitatva, Sankucana.

Full-text: Sankoceti, Sankucati, Samkoca, Sankocana, Samkuca, Kunc, Palikuncika, Palikunca.

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