pragrah
pra-√ grah P. Ā. -gfhRAti , °RIte , to hold or stretch forth, hold, AV. &c. &c.; to offer, present, ŚBr. ; ŚāṅkhŚr. ; to seize, grasp, take hold of, take, ŚrS. ; MBh. &c.; to accept, receive, Śak. ; Var. ; to draw up, tighten (reins), stop (horses), Śak. ; to befriend, favour, further, promote, MBh. ; Hariv. ; R. ; to keep separated or isolated ( cf. below) : Caus. ( inf. -grAhitum ) to receive, accept, MBh.