nigrah P. Ā. gṛhṇāti, ṇīte ( dat. inf. grabhe, RV. ), to hold down, lower, depress, RV. ; TS. ; KātyŚr. ; to keep or hold back, draw near, attract, RV. ; AV. ; ŚBr. &c.; to seize, catch, hold, hold fast, stop, restrain, suppress, curb, tame, punish, Mn. ; MBh. &c.; to contract, close (as the eyes), Mṛcch. ii, 13/14 Caus. grāhayati, to cause to be apprehended or seized, Daś. : Caus. of Desid. jighṛkṣayati ( p. ṣayat), to cause any one to desire to overpower or excel, Bhaṭṭ.
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nigrahaḥ
nigrah P. Ā. gṛhṇāti, ṇīte ( dat. inf. grabhe, RV. ), to hold down, lower, depress, RV. ; TS. ; KātyŚr. ; to keep or hold back, draw near, attract, RV. ; AV. ; ŚBr. &c.; to seize, catch, hold, hold fast, stop, restrain, suppress, curb, tame, punish, Mn. ; MBh. &c.; to contract, close (as the
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- Bhagavad Gita 2 · 2.33/10k
- Aitareya Upanisad 1 · 2.06/10k
- Chandogya Upanisad 1 · 0.21/10k
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- nigrahe Aitareya Upanisad aitup_1,3.2
- nigrahaḥ Bhagavad Gita 3.33
- nigrahaṃ Bhagavad Gita 6.34
- nigrahāya Chandogya Upanisad chup_6,16.2
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