संग्रभ्

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सं-ग्रभ्    a See सं-√ ग्रह्, col.2.

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सं ग्रभ्

सं-√ ग्रभ्    b (or √ ग्रह्) P. Ā. -गृह्णाति, -गृह्णीते ( Ved. generally -गृभ्णाति, -गृभ्णीते), to seize or hold together, take or lay hold of. grab, grasp, gripe, clasp, clench, snatch, [RV.] &c. &c.;

to take, receive (kindly or hospitably), encourage, support, favour, protect, [Hit.]; [BhP.];

to seize on, attack (as an illness), [MBh.];

to apprehend, conceive, understand, [BhP.];

to carry off, ib. &c.;

to gather together, assemble, collect, compile, ib. &c.;

to include, comprehend, contain, [Gaut.]; [Pat.];

to draw together, contract, make narrower, abridge, [ŚBr.];

to draw together (a bow in order to unstring it), [MBh.];

to hold in, restrain, check, govern, [MBh.];

to constrain, force, [Mn. viii, 48];

to keep together, close, shut (as the mouth), KātyŚr.;

to concentrate (the mind), [BhP.];

to take in marriage, marry, ib.;

to mention, name, ib.;

Caus. -ग्राहयति, to cause to grasp or take hold of or receive or comprehend or understand, impart, communicate (with acc. of thing and acc. or dat. of person), [Car.]; [BhP.] :

Desid. जिघृक्षति, to wish to take hold of &c.;

to wish to collect, [MBh.];

to wish to take in marriage, desire to marry, [Daś.]

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सं √ ग्रभ्