कर्षण

Monier-Williams · karṣaṇa
karṣaṇa mfn. pulling to and fro, dragging, tormenting, vexing (v. l. karśana) MBh. R. &c ‖ extending (in time), APrāt ‖ the act of drawing or dragging near Śak. (v. l.) ‖ drawing out, pulling off ‖ tugging, pulling (cf. keśa-k), drawing to and fro, removing, hurting, injuring, tormenting Mn. vii, 112 MBh. Suśr. &c ‖ drawing back, bending (a bow) Ragh. xi, 46 (cf. dhanuṣ-k) ‖ prolonging (a sound) SaṃhUp ‖ ploughing, cultivating the ground Mn. iv, 5 MBh. BhP ‖ cultivated land MBh. iii, 10082 ‖ erroneous for karśana, q.v. Car ‖ (ī), f. N. of a plant (= kṣīriṇī) L