grahaH [ grah ac ] 1 Seizing, grasping, laying hold of, seizure, ruruDuH kacagrahEH R. 19. 31. 2 A grip, grasp, hold; karkawakagrahAt Pt. 1. 260. 3 Taking, receiving, accepting; receipt. 4 Stealing, robbing; aMgalIgraMTiBedasya CedayetpraTame grahe Ms. 9. 277 ; so gograhaH . 5 Booty, spoil. 6 Eclipse; see grahaRa . 7 A planet, (the planets are nine: — sUryaScaMdro maMgalaSca buDaScApi bfhaspatiH . SukraH SanEScaro rAhuH ketuSceti grahA nava .. ); nakzatratArAgrahasakulApi (rAtri) R. 6. 22 , 3. 13 ; 12. 28 ; garuRA stanaBareRa muKacaMdreRa BAsvatA . SanEScarAByAM pAda ByAM reje grahamayIva sA .. Bh. 1. 17. 8 Mentioning; utterance, repeating (as of a name); nAmajAtigrahaM tvezAmaBidroheRa kurvataH Ms. 8. 271 ; Amaru. 83. 9 A shark, ( pb ) crocodile. 10 An imp in general. 11 A particular class of evil demons supposed to seize upon children and produce convulsions &c. 12 Apprehension, perception. 13 An organ or instrument of apprehension. 14 Tenacity, perseverance, persistence. 15 Purpose, design. 16 Favour, patronage. 17 The place of a planet in the fixed zodiac. 18 The number ‘nine’. 19 Any state of mind which proceeds from magical influences. 20 A house. 21 A spoonful, ladleful. 22 A ladle or vessel. 23 The middle of a bow. 24 A moveable point in the heavens. 25 Keeping back, obstructing. 26 Taking away, depriving; prARa° Pt. 1. 295. Comp. — aDIna a. subject to planetary influence. — avamardanaH an epithet of Rāhu. — (naM) friction of the planets. — aDISaH the sun. — ADAraH, -ASrayaH polar star (as the fixed centre of the planets). — AmayaH 1 epilepsy. 2 demoniacal possession. — AluMcanaM pouncing on one's prey, tearing it to pieces; Syeno grahAluMcane Mk. 3. 20. — ISaH the sun. — kallAlaH an epithet of Rāhu. — gatiH the motion of the planets. — ciMtakaH an astrologer. — daSA the aspect of a planet, the time during which it continues to exercise its influence. — devatA the deity that presides over a planet. — nAyakaH 1 the sun. 2 an epithet of Saturn — nigrahO ( du. ) reward and punishment. — nemiH the moon. — patiH 1 the sun. 2 the moon. — pIqanaM , — pIqA 1 oppression caused by a planet. 2 an eclipse; SaSidivAkarayorgrahapIqanaM Bh. 2. 91 ; H. 1. 51 ; Pt. 2. 19. — puzaH the sun. — BaktiH f. division of countries &c. with respect to the presiding planets. — BojanaH oblation offered to the planets. — maMqalaM, -lI the circle of the planets. — yajYaH, -yAgaH worship or sacrifice offered to the planets. — yutiH conjunction of planets. yudDa opposition of planets. — rAjaH 1 the sun. 2 the moon. 3 Jupiter. — varzaH the planetary year. — vipraH an astrologer. — SAtiH f. , propitiation of planets by sacrifices &c. — SfMgAwakaM triangular position of the ( pb ) planets with reference to one another. — saMgamaH conjunction of planets.