ग्लह

{ glahḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

ग्लह  m.  m. (√ ग्रह्, [Pāṇ. 3-3, 70]) cast of the dice, game at dice, [AV. iv, 38, 1 f.]; [Yājñ. ii, 199]; [MBh. ii] ( ग्लहं-√ दिव्, to play at dice for [instr.], 2179), v
the stake in playing at dice, [MBh. ii f.]; [Hariv. 6735 ff.]; [BhP. vi, x]
a die, [MBh. viii, 3763]
a dice-box, ii, 1968
contention, bet , iii, 10652; [Daś. vii, 135]
the prize or object fought for in a contest, person aimed at, [MBh. vi, vii f.]; [Bālar. v, 1]
a chessman, [W.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ग्लहः [glahḥ]   [cf. [P.III.3.7] ]
A dice-player; तावकानां जये भीष्मो ग्लह आसीद्विशांपते [Mb.6.114.44.]
A stake, wager, bet; प्राणग्लहोऽयं समरः [Bhāg.6.12.17;] व्यात्युक्षीम- भिसरणग्लहामदीव्यन् [Śi.8.32.]
A die.
Gambling, playing.
A dice box.
Cast of the dice, game at dice; ग्लहे शतिकवृद्धेस्तु [Y.2.199.]
A chess-man.

Shabda-Sagara

ग्लह (उ) ग्लहु   r. 1st and 10th cls. ( ग्लहति-यति) To take, to receive or ac- cept: see ग्रह आदाने वा चुरा-उभ पक्षे भ्वा-सक-वेट् .
ग्लह  m.  ( -हः) Gaming, playing with dice.
E. ग्लह् to take, &c. affix अच् or it is derived irregularly from ग्रह, and

ROOTS:

ग्लह् अच् ग्रह

with अप् aff.