Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

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Apte Dictionary

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

ग्रह्grah9 U. (In Vedic literature ग्रभ्; गृह्णति, जग्राह, अग्र- हीत्, ग्रहीतुम्, गृहीत caus. ग्राहयति; desid.…
1. 9 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) (In Vedic literature ग्रभ्; गृह्णति, जग्राह, अग्र- हीत्, ग्रहीतुम्, गृहीत caus. ग्राहयति; Desiderative जिवृक्षति)
2. To seize, take, take or catch hold of, lay hold of, catch, grasp; तयोर्जग्रहतुः पादान् राजा राज्ञी च मागधी R.1.57; आलाने गृह्यते हस्ती वाजी वल्गासु गृह्यते Mk.1.5; तं कण्ठे जग्राह K.363. पाणिं गृहीत्वा, चरणं गृहीत्वा etc.
3. To receive, take, accept, exact; प्रजानामेव भूत्यर्थं स ताभ्यो बलिमग्रहीत् R.1.18; Ms.7.124; 9.162.
4. To apprehend, capture, take prisoner. बन्दिग्राहं गृहीत्वा V.1; यांस्तत्र चोरान् गृह्णीयात् Ms.8.34. -4 To arrest, stop, catch; अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते Bg.6.35.
5. To captivate, attract; महाराजगृहीत- हृदयया मया V.4; हृदये गृह्यते नारी Mk.1.5; माधुर्यमीष्टे हरिणान् ग्रहीतुम् R.18.13.
6. To win over, persuade, induce to one's side; लुब्धमर्थेन गृह्णीयात् Chāṇ.33; Pt.1.69,184.
7. (Hence) To please, gratify, satisfy, propitiate; ग्रहीतुमार्यान् परिचर्यया मुहुर्महानुभावा हि नितान्तमर्थिनः Śi.1.17,33.
8. To affect; seize or possess (as a demon, spirit etc.); as in पिशाचगृहीत, वेतालगृहीत.
9. To assume, take; द्युतिमग्रहीद् ग्रहगणः Śi.9.23; Bk.19.29.
10. To learn, know, recognize, understand; युवतीजनैर्जग्रहे मुनि- प्रभावः Ki.1.8; Pt.1.43.
11. To regard, consider, believe, take for; मयापि मृत्पिण्डबुद्धिना तथैव गृहीतम् Ś.6; परिहासविजल्पितं सखे परमार्थेन न गृह्यतां वचः Ś.2.19; एवं जनो गृह्णाति M.1; Mu.3.
12. To catch or perceive (as by an organ of sense); ज्यानिनादमथ गृह्णती तयोः R.11.15.
13. To master, grasp, comprehend; न्यस्ताक्षरामक्षरभूमि- कायां कार्त्स्न्येन गृह्णाति लिपिं न यावत् R.18.46.
14. To guess, conjecture, infer; नेत्रवक्त्रविकारैश्च गृह्यतेऽन्तर्गतं मनः Ms.8.26.
15. To utter, mention (as a name); यदि मयान्यस्य नामापि न गृहितम् K.35; न तु नामापि गृह्णीयात् पत्यौ प्रेते परस्य तु Ms.5.157.
16. To buy, purchase; कियता मूल्येनैतत्पुस्तकं गृहीतम् Pt.2; Y.2.169; Ms.8.21.
17. To deprive (one) of, take away from, rob or seize away; यथा रणे प्राणान् बहूनामग्रहीद् द्विषाम् Bk.9.9;15.63.
18. To wear, put on (as clothes etc.); वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि Bg.2.22.
19. To conceive.
20. To observe (as a fast).
21. To eclipse.
22. To undertake, undergo, begin.
23. To take up, draw (water.); अपस्फुरं गृभायत सोममिन्द्राय पातवे Rv.8.69.1.
24. To stop, intercept.
25. To withdraw, draw back; यथोर्ण- नाभिः सृजते गृह्णते Muṇḍa.1.7.
26. To include.
27. To receive hospitably (as a guest). [The senses of this root may be variously modified according to the noun with which it is joined]. -Causal
28. To cause to take, catch, seize or accept.
29. To give away in marriage; अयाचितारं न हि देवदेवमद्रिः सुतां ग्राहयितुं शशाक Ku.1.52.
30. To teach, make one acquainted with.
31. To make one take, deliver over to.
32. To become familiar with; -With अनुसम् to salute humbly.
Derived forms and compounds
- -अप to take away, tear off.
- -अभि to seize forcibly. -II. 1 Parasmaipada, 1 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) (ग्रहति, ग्राहयति-ते) To take, receive, etc.
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

ग्रह्grah([RV. in a few passages only AV. &c.]) or ग्रभ् ([RV.; rarely AV.]) cl.9 P. गृभ्णाति गृह्ण्/आति (also A1.…

([fg-veda in a few passages only AV. etc.]) or ग्रभ् ([fg-veda; rarely AV.]) class9 Parasmaipada गृभ्णाति गृह्ण्/आति (also Atmane-pada गृह्णीते, irreg. गृह्णते Mun2d2Up.; 3. plural गृभ्णते fg-veda; imperative 2. sg. गृहाण्/अ, [that the rest of a word is to be suppliedण्/आ, Sam2hita1-pa1t2ha संहिता-पाठ, page and participle Passive voice nominative case plural neuter gender Gmn.] x, 103, 12 AV. xi, 1, 10 S3Br. etc.; गृभ्णान्/अ & गृह्ण्that the rest of a word is to be supplied [Vedic or Veda]; गृह्ण Hcat. Pan5cad. i, 71; -गृह्णाहि, -गृभ्णीहि see प्रति-√ग्रभ्; Atmane-pada गृभ्णीष्व [VS. i, 18] or गृह्ण्that the rest of a word is to be supplied; 3. sg. Parasmaipada गृह्णीतात्; Vedic or Veda imperative गृभाय्/अ etc. see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order that the rest of a word is to be suppliedय confer, compare गृहय; perf. जग्राह fg-veda x, 161, 1 AV. etc.; 1. sg. that the rest of a word is to be suppliedग्र्/अभा fg-veda; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedगृभ्म्/अ fg-veda; Atmane-pada that the rest of a word is to be suppliedगृहे, x, 12, 5 etc.; 3. plural that the rest of a word is to be suppliedगृभ्र्/ए & that the rest of a word is to be suppliedगृभ्रिर्/ए fg-veda; Parasmaipada Potential that the rest of a word is to be suppliedगृभ्यात्, x, 31, 2 Page371,3; page and participle that the rest of a word is to be suppliedगृभ्व्/अस्, iv, 23, 4; future 2nd ग्रहीष्यति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते MBh. etc. [confer, compare Pa1n2. 7-2, 37]; sometimes wrongly spelt गृह्that the rest of a word is to be supplied MBh. iv, 1650; xii, 7311; ग्रहिष्य्that the rest of a word is to be supplied R. vi, 82, 74; Conditional अग्रहैष्यत् AitUp. iii, 3 ff.; future 1st ग्रहीता Pa1n2. 7-2, 37; Aorist अग्रभम् fg-veda i, 191, 13 AV.; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedभीत् fg-veda i, 145, 2 AV. etc.; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedहीत् [Pa1n2. 7-2, 5] AV. etc.; -/अजग्रभीत् etc. see सं-√ग्रह्; subjunctive 2. plural ग्रभीष्ट fg-veda ii, 29, 5; Atmane-pada अग्रहीष्ट BhP. iv, 30, 11; अघृक्षत Pa1n2. 7-3, 73 Scholiast or Commentator [not in Ka1s3.]; Vedic or Veda 3. plural अगृभ्रन् [fg-veda v, 2, 4] and अगृभीषत; indeclinablepage and participle गृभीत्व्/आ AV. xii, 3, 20; गृहीत्व्/आ, xix, 58, 3 etc.; ग्रहाय Hariv. DivyA7v.; infinitive mood ग्रहीतुम् [MBh. etc.; confer, compare Pa1n2. 7-2, 37; wrongly spelt गृह्that the rest of a word is to be supplied R. v, 2, 25 Hit.]; Passive voice गृह्यते [future 1st ग्रहीता or ग्राहिता future 2nd ग्रहीष्यते or ग्राहिष्य्that the rest of a word is to be supplied Aorist अग्राहि, 3. dual number अग्रहीषाताम् or अग्राहिष्that the rest of a word is to be supplied Pa1n2. 6-4, 62 and vii, 2, 37]; Vedic or Veda subjunctive 3. plural गृह्यान्तै Ka1s3. on iii, 4, 8 and 96; Vedic or Veda Passive voice 3. sg. गृहते [fg-veda v, 32, 12] or गृहे [MaitrS. i, 9, 5] or गृहये [Ka1t2h. ix, 13; confer, compare गृहय]; subjunctive 1. plural गृहामहि fg-veda viii, 2, 16; Potential गृहीत MaitrS. ii, 5, 2) to seize, take (by the hand, पाणौ or करे, exceptionally पाणिम् (double accusative) fg-veda i, 125, 1 Sa1y.; confer, compare Vop. v, 6), grasp, lay hold of (exempli gratia, 'for example' पक्षं, to take a side, adopt a party Prab.; पाणिम्, "to take by the hand in the marriage ceremony", marry AV. xiv, 1, 48 ff. Gobh. ii, 1, 11 MBh. etc.) fg-veda etc.; to arrest, stop fg-veda ix, 78, 1 Katha1s. iv, 32; to catch, take captive, take prisoner, capture, imprison fg-veda etc.; to take possession of, gain over, captivate MBh. xiii, 2239 R. ii, 12, 25 Ragh. Ca1n2.; to seize, overpower (especially said of diseases and demons and the punishments of Varun2a वरुण) fg-veda AV. MaitrS. etc.; to eclipse VarBr2S. v; to abstract, take away (by robbery) R. iv, 53, 25 S3ak. iii, 21 Bhat2t2.; to lay the hand on, claim Mn. Ya1jn5. Ragh. i, 18 Pan5cat.; to gain, win, obtain, receive, accept (from ablative, rarely genitive case), keep fg-veda etc. (with double accusative Vop. v, 6); to acquire by purchase (with instrumental case of the price) Mn. viii, 201 Ya1jn5. ii, 169 R. etc.; to choose MBh. xiii R. i, 39, 13 feminine Katha1s. liii; to choose any one (accusative) as a wife; to take up (a fluid with any small vessel), draw water fg-veda viii, 69, 10 VS. x, 1 TS. vi etc.; to pluck, pick, gather Hariv. 5238 S3ak. iv, vi; to collect a store of anything VarBr2S. xlii, 10 feminine; to use, put on (clothes) Mn. ii, 64 MBh. iii, 16708 Bhag. Ratna7v. i etc.; to assume (a shape) BhP. i feminine; to place upon (instrumental case or locative case) Mn. viii, 256 Katha1s.; to include Pa1n2. 8-4, 68 Scholiast or Commentator Vop. i, 5; to take on one's self, undertake, undergo, begin fg-veda x, 31, 2 MBh. iii, xiii BhP. etc.; to receive hospitably (a guest), take back (a divorced wife) MBh. v, 7068 R. i S3ak. v, 25 BhP. iii, 5, 19; "to take into the mouth", mention, name fg-veda i, 191, 13 & x, 145, 4 AV. TS. etc.; to perceive (with the organs of sense or with म्/अनस्), observe, recognise fg-veda i, 139, 10 and 145, 2 VS. i, 18 S3Br. xiv Mun2d2Up. S3vetUp. etc.; (in astronomy) to observe VarBr2S. xliii, 30; to receive into the mind, apprehend, understand, learn Nal. R. Ragh. v, 59 Pan5cat. i, 1, 23; (in astronomy) to calculate Su1ryas.; to accept, admit, approve MBh. i, 6299 R. ii Mr2icch. ix, 18 Ka1d. BhP. i, 2, 12 Katha1s.; to obey, follow MBh. R. Mr2icch. ix, 30/31 BhP. iii feminine; to take for, consider as Mn. i, 110 Ma1lav. v etc.; (Passive voice) to be meant by (instrumental case) Ya1jn5. Scholiast or Commentator Pa1n2. Siddh. and Scholiast or Commentator : Causal ग्राहयति, to cause to take or seize or lay hold of R. vii Sus3r. Ragh. xv, 88 Das3.; to cause to take (by the hand [पाणिम्] in the marriage ceremony) Ragh. xvii, 3; to cause to marry, give away a girl (accusative) in marriage to any one (accusative) Kum. i, 53; to cause any one to be captured Ya1jn5. ii, 169 R. vi, 1, 21 Das3.; to cause any one to be seized or overpowered (as by Varun2a वरुण 's punishments or death etc.) TS. ii, vi feminine TBr. i MBh. viii, 3281; to cause to be taken away Hit.; to make any one take, deliver anything (accusative) over to any one (accusative; exempli gratia, 'for example' आसनम् with accusative "to cause to take a seat, bid any one to sit down" Ra1jat. v, 306) Mr2icch. Vop. xviii, 7; to make any one choose Ra1jat. v, 102 (Aorist अजिग्रहत्); to make any one learn, make acquainted or familiar with (accusative) Nir. i, 4 A1p. i, 8, 25 Mn. i, 58 MBh. etc.: Desiderative जिघृक्षति (confer, compare Pa1n2. 1-2, 8 & vii, 2, 12), also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते, to be about to seize or take Gobh. i, 1, 8 and 20 MBh. R. Katha1s.; to be about to eclipse R. vii, 35, 31; to be about to take away BhP. i, 17, 25; to desire to perceive (with the organs of sense), strive to apprehend or recognise AitUp. iii, 3 ff. BhP. ii, iv : Intensive जरीगृह्यते Pa1n2. 6-1, 16 Ka1s3.; ([confer, compare Zend gerep, geurv; Gothic greipa; German greife; Lithuanian gre1bju; Slavonic or Slavonian grablju1; Hibernian or Irish grabaim, "I devour, stop."])

Source: Monier-Williams

Dhātupāṭha

Dhātupāṭha — the verbal roots of Sanskrit

ग्रह्grah

ग्रह्^अ उपादाने

9U, veṭ, sak (प्व्-आदि, ल्व्-आदि)

to accept, take

Paradigms in the source3 tables

Present (laṭ) · parasmaipadaSource: HNV

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	गृह्णाति	गृह्णीतः	गृह्णन्ति
2nd	गृह्णासि	गृह्णीथः	गृह्णीथ
1st	गृह्णामि	गृह्णीवः	गृह्णीमः

Present (laṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: HNV

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	गृह्णीते	गृह्णाते	गृह्णते
2nd	गृह्णीषे	गृह्णाथे	गृह्णीध्वे
1st	गृह्णे	गृह्णीवहे	गृह्णीमहे

Perfect (liṭ) · parasmaipadaSource: HNV

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	जग्राह	जगृहतुः	जगृहुः
2nd	जग्रहिथ	जगृहथुः	जगृह
1st	जग्राह जग्रह	जगृहिव	जगृहिम

Source: Dhātupāṭha

Analysis (Beta) · ग्रह्

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