Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

kuñcana कुञ्चन – contraction

substantive neuter

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

contraction

Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

kuñcana ·n. contraction.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

Kuñcana, am, n. curving, bending, contracting; contraction; a certain disease of the eyes, contracting the eyelids.

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

kuñcana (von kuñc) n. 1〉 das Sichzusammenziehen: sirākuñcana SUŚR. 1,251,16. — 2〉 eine best. Augenkrankheit, ein Zusammenziehen der Augenlider: vātādyā vartmasaṃkocaṃ janayanti yadā malāḥ . tadā draṣṭuṃ na śaknoti kuñcanaṃ nāma tadviduḥ .. MĀDHAVAKARA_im_ŚKDR.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

kuñcana n. — 1〉 das Sichzusammenziehen. — 2〉 eine best. Krankheit der Augenlider.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

kuñcana n. das Sichzusammenziehen.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

HP 2 occurrences
HP 2.44-2.47: Eight Kumbhakas 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

HP 3.66-3.72: Jālandhara and the Bandhas 1 occurrence

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