[kṣi-ac] 1 A house, residence, abode; yātanāśca yamakṣaye Ms. 6. 61; nirjagāma punastasmātkṣayānnārāyaṇasya ha Mb.

2 Loss, decline, waste, wane, decay, diminution; āyuṣaḥ kṣayaḥ R. 3. 69; dhanakṣaye vardhati jāṭharāgniḥ Pt. 2. 178; so caṃdrakṣayaḥ, kṣayapakṣaḥ &c.

3 Destruction, end, termination; niśākṣaye yāti hriyaiva pāṃḍutāṃ Rs. 1. 9; Amaru. 60.

4 Pecuniary loss; Ms. 8. 401.

5 Fall (as of prices.)

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