ākuñcanam1 Bending, contraction, compression; Ku.78. &c. also utkṣepaṇaṃ tathāvakṣepaṇamākuñcanaṃ tathā Bhāsā. P. -2 Contraction regarded as one of the 5 karmans q. v. -3 Collecting, heaping. -4 Curving. -5 Contortion. -6 A kind of army movement; ākuñcanaṃ tathā yānaṃ prayāṇamapa- yānakam Śukra.4.1100.