Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

saṃkoca संकोच – contraction; drawing together; limitation

substantive masculine · substantive neuter

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AYI dictionary substantive masculine · substantive neuter

substantive masculine

contraction; drawing together; limitation

Derived from

  1. sam सम् previx — together; completely
  2. kuc कुच् verbal root — contract; bend
  3. a अ suffix — nominal-forming suffix -a

substantive neuter

contraction

Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

saṃkoca ·m. shrinking, contraction, decrease.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

saṃkoca (von kuc mit sam) 1〉 m. a〉 Zusammenschrumpfung, das Sichzusammenziehen, Contraction (auch in Folge einer Krankheit) MĀRK. P. 46,12. tvak˚ SUŚR. 1,36,1. SUŚR. 1,269,20. pārśva˚ SUŚR. 281,8. SUŚR. 2,445,21. ŚĀRṄG. SAṂH. 1,7,70. kaurmaṃ saṃkocamāsthāya Spr. (II) 1957. prāpa saṃkocaṃ hasticarma tat KATHĀS. 12,111. sīmā saṃkocamāyāti vahnau carma yathāhitam Spr. (II) 7054. padmāḥ saṃkocaṃ yānti Spr. (II) 2322. KATHĀS. 90,65. KATHĀS. 103,213. Comm. zu NAIṢ. 22,43. akṣi˚ das Sichschliessen der Augen SĀH. D. 228. akṣipakṣmaṇo; KULL._zu_M. 1,64. vastrasaṃkocarekhā so v. a. Kleiderfalte TRIK. 3,3,293. H. an. 2,317. MED. m. 3. jale ghṛtabinduriva kīrtirloke saṃkocameti KULL._zu_M. 7,34. ghaṭaprāsādādipradīpavatsaṃkocavikāsitā ŚAṂK._zu_BṚH. ĀR. UP. S. 112. SARVADARŚANAS. 45,16. tvayā pṛthivī labdhā na saṃkocena cāpyuta die Contraction des Körpers beim Betteln MBH. 12,401. na saṃkocaṃ ka āpnuyāt beim Schauder Spr. (II) 6810. vor Scham MALLIN._zu_KUMĀRAS. 7,54. kariṣyanti ca saṃkocam werden sich ducken so v. a. werden bescheiden werden HARIV. 11214. ˚kārin so v. a. be scheiden, schüchtern RĀJA-TAR. 4,667. — b〉 Schmälerung, Abnahme, Verminderung, Einbusse, Beschränkung: āyuṣaḥ DURGA_zu_NIR. 1,20_bei_MUIR, ST. 2,175. jñānasaṃkocavikāsau SARVADARŚANAS. 53,4. deśakālākāra˚ SARVADARŚANAS. 94,7. kālasaṃkocaṃ karoti er beschränkt die Zeit ŚAṂK._zu_BṚH. ĀR. UP. S. 120. ācāra˚ Verz. d. Oxf. H. 266,a,26. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 266,a,28. vṛtti˚ KULL._zu_M. 3,100. M. 4,8. pūjā˚ zu M. 3,120. M. 5,84. — c〉 = bandha MED. c. 19. — d〉 ein best. Fisch ebend. — e〉 N. pr. eines Asura MBH. 12,8264. — 2〉 n. Safran (vgl. ˚piśuna und rakta˚) AK. 2,6,3,26. H. 645, Schol. MED.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

saṃkoca — 1〉 m. — a〉 Zusammenschrumpfung, das Sichzusammenziehen, Contraction (auch in Folge einer Krankheit) HEMĀDRI 1,218,10. VĀSAV. 172,3. akṣi˚ und akṣipakṣmaṇoḥ das Sichschliessen der Augen. Acc. mit kar zusammenschrumpfen, so v. a. sich ducken, bescheiden werden. — b〉 Schmälerung, Abnahme, Verminderung, Einbusse, Beschränkung, Einschränkung (ŚAṂK. zu BĀDAR. 2,4,6. Comm. zu NYĀYAM. 3,7,2). sarasas so v. a. das Eintrocknen Spr. 7734. — c〉 *ein best. Fisch. — d〉 N. pr. eines Asura. — 2〉 *n. Saffran.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

saṃkocaḥ 1 Contraction, shrinking up. 2 Abridgment, diminution, compression. 3 Terror, fear. 4 Shutting up, closing. 5 Binding. 6 A kind of skate-fish. — caṃ Saffron. Comp. — piśunaṃ saffron.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

saṃkoca m. Zusammenziehung (auch ˚na n.); Abnahme, Verminderung.

Occurrences in source texts (6)

GoS 1 occurrence
GoS 50–63: Three Locks 1 occurrence

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HP 1 occurrence
HP 3.66-3.72: Jālandhara and the Bandhas 1 occurrence

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PJH 3 occurrences
PJH 3-4: Perceiver and Perceived; Microcosm and Macrocosm 1 occurrence

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  • PJH 4 Segment 2

    Attested form: saṃkoca Grammar of the segment: tatpuruṣa-compound genitive

PJH 9: In the Cycle of Rebirth 1 occurrence

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  • PJH 9 Segment 4

    Attested form: saṃkocāt Grammar of the segment: ablative singular

PJH 17-19: Simple Means (sukhopāyas) and Samādhi 1 occurrence

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  • PJH 18 Segment 4

    Attested form: saṃkoca Grammar of the segment: dvandva-compound

VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 110–120: Everyday as Gate 1 occurrence

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