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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ग्रासgrāsaA mouthful, a quantity of anything equal to a mouthful; Ms.3.133;6.28; Y.3.55.

    [ग्रस् कर्मणि घञ्]

    1. A mouthful, a quantity of anything equal to a mouthful; Ms.3.133;6.28; Y.3.55.
    2. Food, nourishment; ग्रासाच्छादनमात्रं तु दद्या- दिति निदर्शनम् Mb.12.165.63.
    3. The part of the sun or the moon eclipsed.
    4. The morsel bitten.
    5. The act of swallowing.
    6. Slurring, indistinct pronunciation; fault in a pronunciation of the gutturals.
    7. (In geom.) A piece cut out by the intersection of two circles
    8. An eclipse.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -आच्छादनम् food and clothing; id est, that is bare subsistence; see ग्रास (2); Ms.9.22.

    • -प्रमाणम् the size of a morsel.

    • -शल्यम् any extraneous substance lodged in the throat.

    • -ग्रासीकृ To swallow; ग्रासीकर्तुं प्रवृत्तोऽभूदुत्थायाजगरो महान् Ks.9.57.

  2. अनुग्रासकanugrāsakaA mouthful; the equivalent of a mouthful.

    A mouthful; the equivalent of a mouthful.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. ग्रासgrāsa[grâs-a] m. swallowing; eclipse; mouth ful, morsel; food; --˚, a. swallowing; -pra mâna, n. size of a morsel…

    [grâs-a] masculine swallowing; eclipse; mouth ful, morsel; food; --˚, adjective swallowing; -pra mâna, neuter size of a morsel; - ͜ âkkhâdana, neuter singular food and clothing.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ग्रासgrāsamfn. ifc. swallowing Nr2isUp. ii, 5, 10
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' swallowing Nr2isUp. ii, 5, 10
    2. masculine gender a mouthful, lump (of rice etc. of the size of a peacock's egg) Mn. Ya1jn5. etc.
    3. masculine gender food, nourishment Gobh. S3a1n3khGr2. Pa1n2. 8-2, 44 vArttika 4 Mn. viii etc.
    4. masculine gender the quantity eclipsed, amount of obscuration Su1ryas.
    5. masculine gender (in geometry) a piece cut out by the intersection of 2 circles W.
    6. masculine gender the erosion, morsel bitten W.
    7. masculine gender Equivalent to ग्रस्ति Bhartr2. ii, 22 Subh.
    8. masculine gender the act of eclipsing VarBr2S. v
    9. masculine gender an eclipse Su1ryas.
    10. masculine gender the first contact with an eclipsed disk ibidem
    11. masculine gender slurring, inarticulate pronunciation of the gutturals RPra1t. xiv, 4.
    12. etc. see √ग्रस् .
    13. (in compound)
  2. अग्रग्रासिकाagragrāsikāf. the claim or right to the first morsel Pa1n2. 3-3, iii Ka1s3.

    feminine the claim or right to the first morsel Pa1n2. 3-3, iii Ka1s3.

  3. अग्रासनagrāsanan. seat of honour.

    neuter gender seat of honour.

  4. अनुग्रासकanugrāsakam. a mouthful (of boiled rice, &c.)
    1. masculine gender a mouthful (of boiled rice, etc.)
    2. masculine gender the equivalent of a mouthful.
  5. उद्ग्रासकudgrāsakamfn. (√ग्रस्), devouring Nr2isUp. 203.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√ग्रस्), devouring Nr2isUp. 203.

  6. गोग्रासgogrāsam. = -घास S3a1n3khGr2. iii, 14, 4
    1. masculine gender Equivalent to -घास S3a1n3khGr2. iii, 14, 4
    2. masculine gender the ceremony of presenting a mouthful of grass to a cow when performing an expiatory rite W.
    3. masculine gender the feeding like a cow Lexicographers
  7. ग्रासपात्रीकृgrāsapātrīkṛP. - करोति, to swallow anything as a good morsel, Subh.

    Parasmaipada - करोति, to swallow anything as a good morsel, Subh.