विकस् [ vikas ] [ vi-√ kas ] ( also incorrectly written [ vi-kaś ] ) cl. [1] P. [ -kasati ] , to burst , become split or divided or rent asunder Lit. Suśr. ( cf. [ ví -kasta ] ) ; to open , expand , blossom , bloom Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ( cf. [ vikasita ] ) ; to shine , be bright , beam (with joy ) Lit. Kāv. Lit. VarBṛS. ; to spread out , extend , increase Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. Lit. Suśr. : Caus. [ -kāsayati ] , to cause to open or blow or expand or shine Lit. Kāv. Lit. Kathās.