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Results for अतिग्रह

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अतिग्रहatigrahaa.Difficult to be comprehended, incomprehensible. हः, ग्राहः Object of an apprehensive organ, such as स्पर्श…
[अतिक्रान्तो ग्रहम्]
1. Difficult to be comprehended, incomprehensible. हः, ग्राहः Object of an apprehensive organ, such as स्पर्श 'touch' the object of त्वच्, रस of जिह्वा etc. The Grahas are eight in number; प्राण, वाच्, जिह्वा, चक्षुस्, श्रोत्र, मनस्, हस्तौ, & त्वच्; the corresponding atigrāhas being अपान, नामन्, रस, रूप, शब्द, काम, कर्मन् & स्पर्श. अथ हैनं जारत्कारव आर्तभागः पप्रच्छ याज्ञवल्क्येति होवाच कति ग्रहाः कत्यतिग्रहा इति । अष्टौ ग्रहा अष्टावतिग्रहा इति Bṛi. Up.3.2.1.
2. Right knowledge, correct apprehension.
3. Act of overtaking, surpassing etc.
4. One who siezes or takes to a very great extent..
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अतिग्रह्atigrah9 P. To take beyond the usual measure.

9 Parasmaipada To take beyond the usual measure.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अतिग्रहatigraham. act of taking over or beyond surpassing, one who takes or seizes to an extraordinary extent, (in phil.) =…

masculine gender act of taking over or beyond surpassing, one who takes or seizes to an extraordinary extent, (in philosophy) Equivalent to अतिग्राह .

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अतिग्रह्atigrahto take beyond or over the usual measure S3Br. TBr. S3a1n3khS3r.; to surpass Pa1n2. 5-4, 46 Sch.

to take beyond or over the usual measure S3Br. TBr. S3a1n3khS3r.; to surpass Pa1n2. 5-4, 46 Scholiast or Commentator

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