उत्खन्

{ utkhan }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उत्-√ खन्   ( उद्- √ खन्) P. -खनति ( pf. -चखान) to dig up or out, to excavate;

to tear out by the roots, root up, [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.]; [Ragh.]; [Kathās.] &c.;

to draw or tear out, [Kauś.]; [Kathās.]; [Bhaṭṭ.];

to destroy entirely, [Ragh.]; [Rājat.]; [Pañcat.]

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उत् √ खन्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उत्खन् [utkhan]   1 [P.]
To dig up or out, excavate; उत्खातं निधिशङ्कया क्षितितलम् [Bh.3.4.]
To tear up by the roots, eradicate; वङ्गानुत्खाय तरसा [R.4.36,33;14.73;] 18.22; [Me.54;] [Bk.12.5,15.55.]
To draw or tear out (eye &c.); उच्चख्नाते नलेनाऽऽजौ स्फुरत्प्रतपनाऽक्षिणी [Bk.14.32.]
To draw or pull out; [Śi.5.59,18.37;] उत्खातखङ्गः Ve.3 unsheathed.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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