नि-√ ग्रह् P. Ā. -गृह्णाति,
णीते (
dat. inf. -ग्र॑भे,
[RV.] ), to hold down, lower, depress,
[RV.] ;
[TS.] ;
KātyŚr.;
to keep or hold back, draw near, attract,
[RV.] ;
[AV.] ;
[ŚBr.] &c.;
to seize, catch, hold, hold fast, stop, restrain, suppress, curb, tame, punish,
[Mn.] ;
[MBh.] &c.;
to contract, close (as the eyes),
[Mṛcch. ii, 13/14] Caus. -ग्राहयति, to cause to be apprehended or seized,
[Daś.] :
Caus. of
Desid. -जिघृक्षयति (
p. °षयत्), to cause any one to desire to overpower or excel,
[Bhaṭṭ.]