kuz cl. 9. P. kuzRAti ( ind.p. kuzitvA , Pāṇ. i, 2, 7 ; aor. akozIt , Pāṇ. , Sch. ), to tear asunder, Bhaṭṭ. ; to pinch, Car. i, 8 ; VP. iii, 12, 9 ; to force or draw out, extract, Bhaṭṭ. ; to knead Comm. on KātyŚr. ( perf. p. kuzita ); to test, examine (?); to shine (?) : cl. 6. kuzati , to gnaw, nibble, BhP. iii, 16, 10 : Pass. kuzyati and °te , ‘to weigh, balance’ [ NBD. ], Pāṇ. iii, 1, 90.
kuz 9 P. ( kuzRAti, kuzita ) 1 To tear, extract, pull or draw out; SivAH kuzRaMti mAMsAni Bk. 18. 12 ; 17. 80 , 7. 95. 2 To test, examine. 3 To shine.