f. 1 Attraction(in general).

2 Attraction, gravita- tion (in astr.); ākṛṣṭiśaktiśca mahī tayā yat khastha guru svābhimukhaṃ svaśaktyā. ākṛṣyate tatpatatīva bhāti same samaṃtāt kva patatviyaṃ khe.. Golādh. 1.

3 Drawing or bending of a bow; jyāº Amaru. 1. Comp. maṃtraḥ an incantation by which another person is attracted; ākṛṣṭi- maṃtropamaṃ H. 1. 97.