intr. to be worth, to have the value of (acc.), to deserve Ja.i.112 (satasahassaṃ; aḍḍhamāsakaṃ); Ja.vi.174, Ja.vi.367 (padarajaṃ); Dhp-a.iii.35 (maṇin nâgghāma); Mhvs.32, Mhvs.28. Freq. in stock phrase kalaṃ nāgghati (nāgghanti) soḷasiṃ not to be worth the 16th part of (cp. kalā) Vin.ii.156; SN.i.233; Dhp.70; Vv.20#7 (nânubhoti Vv-a.104), Vv.43#7; Ja.v.284
caus agghāpeti to value, to appraise, to have a price put on (acc.) Ja.i.124; Ja.iv.137, Ja.iv.278; Mil.192; Mhvs.27, Mhvs.23. Cp. agghāpanaka & agghāpaniya.
Sk. arghati, argh = arh (see arhati), cp. Gr. ἀλφή reward, ἀλφάνω to deserve