avakram
ava-√ kram ( Opt. , -krAmet ) to step down upon ( acc. ), TĀr. ; ( aor. 3. pl. -kramuH [ cf. Pāṇ. vi, 1, 116 ]; pr. p. krA/mat ) to tread down, overcome, RV. vi, 75, 7 and vii, 32, 27 ; VS. ; AV. ; ŚBr. ; to descend (into a womb), Buddh. ; Jain. : Caus. ( p. -kramayat ) to cause to go down, KātyŚr.