शोषण [ śoṣaṇa ] [ śoṣaṇa ] m. f. n. drying up , draining , parching , withering Lit. Nir. Lit. MBh. Lit. Suśr.

  (ifc.) removing , destroying Lit. BhP.

  [ śoṣaṇa ] m. N. of an Agni , Lit. Hariv.

  of one of the arrows of Kāma-deva (god of love) Lit. Vet. Lit. Gīt. Sch.

  Bignonia Indica Lit. L.

  n. drying up (intr.) , desiccation Lit. MaitrUp. Lit. VarBṛS.

  making dry , draining , suction Lit. MBh. Lit. Pañcat. Lit. Suśr.

  dry ginger Lit. L.