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    ākuñc

    See also ākuṃc.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    ☞ p. 111, col. 2.
    ākuñc ā-kuñc, cl. 6. P., 1. A. -kucati,

    -kuñcate, -citum, to bend: Caus. -kuñcayati, -yitum,

    to draw together, contort, contract; to bend inwards,

    shorten.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 127, col. 1.
    ā-√ kuñc Caus. (Pot. -kuñcayet; ind.p. -kuñcya) to bend (as a limb), Suśr.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 306.
    ākuñc 1 Ā., 6 P. To bend. -Caus. 1 To draw together, contract, bend inward, curve, compress; āku- ñcitasavyapādam Ku.3.70; R.6.15; Bh.1.3. -2 To shorten.