ग्राहिन्

{ grāhin }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

ग्राहिन्  mfn.  mfn. ( [Pāṇ. 3-1, 134]) ifc. seizing, taking, holding, laying hold of [R.]; [Śak. ii, 6/7] ( v.l.), [Bhartṛ.]; [Kathās.]
   catching, engaged in catching, xxv, 49
   picking, gathering, [Sāh. ii, 5/6]
   containing, holding, [Daś. vii, 207]
   gaining, obtaining, acquiring, [R. iii, 72, 1]
   keeping, [Cāṇ.] ( [Subh.])
   purchasing, [Kathās. lvii, 20]
   drawing, attracting, fascinating, alluring, [MBh. xiii, 1403]; [R. i, v]
   choosing, [MārkP. xxvii, 28]
   searching, scrutinizing, [Śak. ii, 6/7]
गुण   ‘perceiving, acknowledging’ See -
   astringent, obstructing, constipating, [Car. vi, 8]; [Suśr.]
ग्राहिन्  m.  m. = °हि-फल, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ग्राहिन् [grāhin] a.  a. [ग्रह् णिनि]
   Seizing, taking, holding.
   Picking, gathering.
   Containing.
   Drawing, attracting, alluring.
   Obtaining, gaining.
   Searching through, scrutinizing.
   Choosing, selecting.
   Perceiving, observing.
   Accepting.
   Astringent.
   Obstructing.
   Purchasing; मूल्येन रत्नग्रही च [Ks. 57.2.] -m. The wood-apple tree.
-णी   Adverse fate (प्रतिकूला).

Shabda-Sagara

ग्राहिन्  mfn.  ( -ही-हिणी-हि)
   1. Taking, seizing, accepting, who or what takes.
   2. Astringent, binding, constipating.
  m.  ( -ही)
   1. A seda- tive, a narcotic.
   2. The elephant or wood apple: see कपित्थ.
  f.  ( -णी) A small kind of Jawasa, perhaps a species of Hedysarum.
    E. ग्रह् to take, णिनि aff.

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