nigrah
ni-√ grah P. Ā. -gfhRAti , RIte ( dat. inf. -gra/Be , RV. ), to hold down, lower, depress, RV. ; TS. ; KātyŚr. ; to keep or hold back, draw near, attract, RV. ; AV. ; ŚBr. &c.; to seize, catch, hold, hold fast, stop, restrain, suppress, curb, tame, punish, Mn. ; MBh. &c.; to contract, close (as the eyes), Mṛcch. ii, 13/14 Caus. -grAhayati , to cause to be apprehended or seized, Daś. : Caus. of Desid. -jiGfkzayati ( p. °zayat ), to cause any one to desire to overpower or excel, Bhaṭṭ.