रभ्

{ rabh }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

रभ्   or रम्भ् ( mostly comp. with a prep.; cf. √ ग्रभ् and see √ लभ् with which is connected) cl. 1. Ā. ( xxiii, 5"> [Dhātup. xxiii, 5]) र॑भते ( mc. also °ति and ep. रम्भति, °ते; pf. रेभे॑, [RV.]; also रारभे and 1. pl. ररभ्म॑; aor. अ॑रब्ध, [RV.]; fut. रब्धा Gr.; रप्स्यति, [MBh.]; °ते, ib. &c.; inf. रब्धुम्, [MBh.]; Ved. र॑भम्, र॑भे; ind.p. र॑भ्य, [RV.] &c.),

to take hold of, grasp, clasp, embrace, [BhP.] ( अरभत्, [Hariv. 8106] w.r. for आ-रभत्);

to desire vehemently, [MW.];

to act rashly, ib. ( cf. रभस्, रभस) :

Pass. रभ्यते aor. अरम्भि, [Pāṇ. 7-1, 63] :

Caus. रम्भयति, °ते aor. अररम्भत्, ib. :

Desid. रिप्सते, [Pāṇ. 7-4, 54] :

Intens. रारभ्यते, रारभीति, रारब्धि (as far as these forms really occur, they are only found after prepositions; cf. अन्व्-आ-, आ-, प्रा--, व्य्-आ-, परि-, सं-रभ् &c.)

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

रभ् [rabh]   1 Ā. (रभते, रब्धः; caus. रम्भयति-ते; desid. रिप्सते)
   To begin.
   To clasp, embrace.
   To long for, be eager.
   To act rashly.

Shabda-Sagara

रभ् (औ) औ रभ   r. 1st cl. ( रभते) or more usually ( आरभते) To begin, to make a beginning, to begin willingly, &c.
रभ् (औ) औ रभ   2. To be pleased with. (इ) रभि
रभ् (औ) औ रभ   r. 1st cl. ( रंभते) To sound.
रभ् (औ) औ रभ   With परि prefixed, To embrace. With सम,
रभ् (औ) औ रभ   1. To be enraged.
रभ् (औ) औ रभ   2. To be agitated.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

    see : आलिङ्ग्, आरभ्