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grāsaḥ

1. gras cl. 1. P. Ā. grasati, te ( perf. Pot. Ā. jagrasīta, RV. v, 41, 17 ; p. Ā. and Pass. jagrasāna, RV. ), to seize with the mouth, take into the mouth, swallow, devour, eat, consume, RV. ; TS. &c.; to swallow up, cause to disappear, MBh. iii, 1597 ; R. i, 56, 13 - 17 ; to eclipse, MBh. i, 11

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. غرَس

1. gras cl. 1. P. Ā. grasati, te ( perf. Pot. Ā. jagrasīta, RV. v, 41, 17 ; p. Ā. and Pass. jagrasāna, RV. ), to seize with the mouth, take into the mouth, swallow, devour, eat, consume, RV. ; TS. &c.; to swallow up, cause to disappear, MBh. iii, 1597 ; R. i, 56, 13 - 17 ; to eclipse, MBh. i, 1166 ; R. &c.; to swallow or slur over words, pronounce indistinctly, PāṇŚ. ( RV. ) 27; to suppress, stop or neglect (a lawsuit), Mn. viii, 43 : Caus. P. grāsayati, to cause to swallow or devour, ŚBr. xii ; KātyŚr. ; to consume, swallow, Dhātup. xxxiii, 76 ;

2. غرَس

2. gras mfn. ifc. ‘swallowing’ ( e.g. piṇḍa, q.v. )

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  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. gras (vol. 3, scan pp. 840-841; entry #14813).

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