AraB
A-√ raB P. (only pf. 1. pl. -raraBmA/ , RV. viii, 45, 20 ) Ā. -raBate ( pf. -reBe , &c.; Inf. -ra/Bam and -ra/Be , RV. ) to lay or take hold of, keep fast, cling to, RV. ; AV. ; ŚBr. &c.; to gain a footing; to enter, reach, attain, RV. ; to undertake, commence, begin, TBr. ; ŚBr. ; MBh. ; Ragh. ; Kathās. &c.; to make, produce; to form, compose, BhP. &c.: Intens. ( pf. A/-ra/raBe ) to cling to, RV. i, 168, 3.