apa-√ kṛṣ cl. 1. P. -karṣati, to draw off or aside, drag down, carry away, take away, remove; to omit, diminish; to put away; to anticipate a word &c. which occurs later (in a sentence); to bend (a bow); to detract, debase, dishonour: Caus. -karṣayati, to remove, diminish, detract.