cl. 9. P. kuṣṇāti (ind.p. kuṣitvā, [Pāṇ. i, 2, 7]; aor. akoṣīt, [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. kuṣita); to test, examine (?); to shine (?) : cl. 6. kuṣati, to gnaw, nibble, [BhP. iii, 16, 10] : Pass. kuṣyati and °te, ‘to weigh, balance’ [[NBD.]], [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 90.]