"ग्रह्" meaning in Sanskrit

See ग्रह् in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

IPA: /ɡɾɐɦ/ [Vedic], /ɡɾɐɦ/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: grah [romanization], ग्रभ् [alternative, Vedic], ग्लह् [alternative], गृह् [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡 (gar^əβ, “to seize”), English grab (a borrowing from another Germanic language), and Proto-Slavic *gràbiti (“to grab, seize”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|sa|inc-pro|inh=1}}, {{root|sa|ine-pro|*gʰrebh₂-}}, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*grabʰ-}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *grabʰ-, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*gʰrebh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂-, {{cog|ae|𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡||to seize}} Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡 (gar^əβ, “to seize”), {{cog|en|grab}} English grab, {{cog|sla-pro|*gràbiti|t=to grab, seize}} Proto-Slavic *gràbiti (“to grab, seize”) Head templates: {{head|sa|root}} ग्रह् • (grah)
  1. to seize, take Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ग्रह्-sa-root-xtu4nd-k Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit diaspirate roots, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit roots, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Derived forms: Primary Verbal Forms, गृह्णाति (gṛhṇā́ti) (english: Present), ग्रहीष्यति (grahīṣyáti) (english: Future), ग्रहीता (grahītā́) (english: Periphrastic Future), अग्रहीत् (Aorist), जग्राह (jagrā́ha) (english: Perfect), Secondary Forms, गृह्यते (gṛhyáte) [passive], ग्राहयति (grāháyati) [causative], अजिग्रहत् (ájigrahat) (english: Causative Aorist), ग्राह्यते (grāhyate) [passive], जिघृक्षति (Desiderative), Non-Finite Forms, गृहीत (gṛhītá) (english: Past Participle), ग्रहीतुम् (gráhītum) (english: Infinitive), गृहीत्वा (Gerund), गृह्य (Gerund), ग्राहम् (Gerund), ग्राह्य (Gerundive), गृह्य (Gerundive), ग्रहीतव्य (Gerundive), Derived Nominal Forms, ग्रह (gráha) (english: seizing, laying hold of), ग्रहण (gráhaṇa) (english: seizing, holding), ग्रहणीय (grahaṇīya) (english: to be accepted as a rule or law, to be taken to heart), ग्रहि (grahi) (english: anything that holds or supports), फलग्रहिष्णु (phalagrahiṣṇu) (english: fruit-bearing, fruitful), ग्रहीतृ (grahītṛ) (english: one who takes or seizes), ग्राह (grāha) (english: seizing, holding, catching, receiving), ग्राहक (grāhaka) (english: one who seizes or takes captive), ग्राहिन् (grāhin) (english: seizing, taking, holding), ग्राहि (grā́hi) (english: female spirit seizing men), ग्राहुक (grāhuka) (english: seizing), गृह् (gṛh) (english: seizing (the mind), moving), पादगृह्य (pādagṛhya) (english: seizing by the foot), हस्तगृह्य (hastagṛhya) (english: having taken the hand), गृहु (gṛhú) (english: one who receives alms, beggar), गृहीति (gṛhīti) (english: seizing, taking), जिघृक्षा (jighṛkṣā) (english: wish or intention to take or seize), जिघृक्षु (jighṛkṣu) (english: intending to take or seize)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "ग्रहि"
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      "word": "ग्राह"
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      "word": "गृह्"
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        [
          "seize",
          "seize"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɾɐɦ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɾɐɦ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ग्रह्"
}

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