संकुच् [ saṃkuc ] [ saṃ-√ kuc ] ( or [ -kuñc ] ) P. [ -kucati ] , to contract , shrink , close (as a flower) Lit. Kāv. Lit. Kathās. Lit. Suśr. ; to contract , compress , absorb , destroy Lit. Nir. Sch.: Pass. [ -kucyate ] , to shrink , be closed or contracted Lit. Suśr. : Caus. [ -kocayati ] , to contract , draw in Lit. MBh. Lit. Suśr. ; to narrow , make smaller , lessen Lit. Bhartṛ. ; (Ā.) to withdraw , withhold Lit. Subh.