grAha a. ( hI f. ) [ grah BAve GaY ] ( pb ) Seizing, clutching; taking, holding, receiving &c. — haH 1 Seizing, grasping. 2 A crocodile, shark; rAgagra havatI Bh. 3. 45. 3 A prisoner. 4 Accepting. 5 Understanding, knowledge. 6 Persistence, importunity. 7 Determination, resolve; Bg. 17. 19. 8 A disease. 9 Any large fish or marine animal. 10 Morbid affection, disease. 11 Beginning, undertaking. — hI A female crocodile.