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parigraham

parigrah P. Ā. gṛhṇāti, ṇīte ( Impv. 2. sg. gṛhāṇa, MBh. ; Kālid. ; impf. agṛhṇāḥ, RV. ; 3. sg. agṛhṇat, TS. ; 3. pl. agṛhṇan, AV. ; Ā. agṛhṇanta, MBh. ; pf. 1. sg. jagrabha, RV. ; 3. sg. jagrāha, MBh. &c.; ind.p. gṛhya, ŚBr. ; MBh. ; Kāv. &c.), to take hold of on both sides, embrace, surrou

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

parigrah P. Ā. gṛhṇāti, ṇīte ( Impv. 2. sg. gṛhāṇa, MBh. ; Kālid. ; impf. agṛhṇāḥ, RV. ; 3. sg. agṛhṇat, TS. ; 3. pl. agṛhṇan, AV. ; Ā. agṛhṇanta, MBh. ; pf. 1. sg. jagrabha, RV. ; 3. sg. jagrāha, MBh. &c.; ind.p. gṛhya, ŚBr. ; MBh. ; Kāv. &c.), to take hold of on both sides, embrace, surround, enfold, envelop, VS. ; AV. ; Br. ; MBh. &c.; to fence round, hedge round, TS. ; AV. ; ŚBr. ; KātyŚr. ; to occupy on both sides (sarasvatīm), MBh. ; to seize, clutch, grasp, catch, ib. ; to put on, wear (as a dress or ornament), ib. ; to take or carry along with one, ib. ; Kāv. &c.; to take possession of, master, overpower, RV. ; AV. ; Br. ; Var. ; to take (in war), take prisoner, conquer, MBh. ; to take (food), ŚBr. ; to receive, (also as a guest) accept, ib. ; MBh. ; Śak. ; BhP. ; to take, adopt, conform to, follow, Mn. ; MBh. ; Kāv. &c.; to take by the hand, assist, MBh. ; to take (a wife), marry, Śak. ; Pañc. ; to surpass, excel, Mn. ; Prab. ; (in Ved. gram. ) to enclose (iti) between a word twice repeated, RPrāt. ( cf. parigraha).

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