ग्रह [ graha ] [ gráha ] m. f. n. ( Lit. Pāṇ. 3-3 , 58 ; g. [ vṛṣādi ] ) ifc. ( Lit. iii , 2 , 9 Vārtt. 1) seizing , laying hold of , holding Lit. BhP. iii , 15 , 35 ( cf. [ aṅkuśa- ] , [ dhanur- ] , )

  obtaining , Lit. v , viii

  perceiving , recognising , Lit. iv , 7 , 31

  [ graha ] m. " seizer (eclipser) " , Rāhu or the dragon's head Lit. MBh.

  a planet (as seizing or influencing the destinies of men in a supernatural manner ; sometimes 5 are enumerated , viz. Mars , Mercury , Jupiter , Venus , and Saturn Lit. MBh. vi , 4566 f. Lit. R. i , 19 , 2 Lit. Ragh. iii , 13 ; also 7 i.e. the preceding with Rāhu and Ketu Lit. MBh. vii , 5636 ; also 9 i.e. the sun ( cf. Lit. ŚBr. iv , 6 , 5 , 1 and 5 Lit. MBh. xiii , 913 ; xiv , 1175 ) and moon with the 7 preceding Lit. Yājñ. i , 295 Lit. MBh. iv , 48 Lit. VarBṛS. ; also the polar star is called a Graha , Lit. Garg. ( Lit. Jyot. 5 Sch.) ; the planets are either auspicious [ śubha- ] , [ sad- ] , or inauspicious [ krūra- ] , [ pāpa- ] Lit. VarBṛS. ; with Jainas they constitute one of the 5 classes of the Jyotishkas)

  the place of a planet in the fixed zodiac Lit. W.

  the number " nine "

  N. of particular evil demons or spirits who seize or exercise a bad influence on the body and mind of man (causing insanity ; it falls within the province of medical science to expel these demons ; those who esp. seize children and cause convulsions are divided into 9 classes according to the number of planets Lit. Suśr.) Lit. MBh.

  any state which proceeds from magical influences and takes possession of the whole man Lit. BhP. vii , ix Lit. BrahmaP. Lit. Hit. ii , 1 , 20

  m. a crocodile Lit. MBh. xvi , 142 (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) Lit. R. iv f. Lit. BhP. viii

  m. any ladle or vessel employed for taking up a portion of fluid (esp. of Soma) out of a larger vessel Lit. Mn. v , 116 Lit. Yājñ. i , 182

  N. of the 8 organs of perception (viz. the 5 organs of sense with Manas , the hands and the voice) Lit. ŚBr. xiv Lit. NṛisUp. i , 4 , 3 , 22

  (= [ gṛha ] ) a house Lit. R. vii , 40 , 30 ( cf. [ a- ] , [ khara- ] , [ -druma ] and [-pati ] )

  " anything seized " , spoil , booty Lit. MBh. iii , 11461 ( cf. [ °hāluñcana ] )

  as much as can be taken with a ladle or spoon out of a larger vessel , ladleful , spoonful (esp. of Soma) Lit. RV. x , 114 , 5 Lit. VS. Lit. TS. Lit. AitBr. Lit. ŚBr.

  the middle of a bow or that part which is grasped when the bow is used Lit. MBh. iv , 1351 ( [ su- ] , Lit. 1326)

  the beginning of any piece of music

  grasp , seizing , laying hold of ( often ifc.) Lit. Kauś. 10 Lit. MBh.

  keeping back , obstructing Lit. Suśr.

  imprisoning , imprisonment ( [ °haṃ-√ gam ] , " to become a prisoner " Lit. Kām.) Lit. R. ii , 58 , 2

  seizure (by demons causing diseases e.g. [ aṅga- ] , spasm of the limbs) Lit. Suśr.

  seizure of the sun and moon , eclipse Lit. AV. xix , 9 , 7 and 10 Lit. VarBṛS.

  stealing , robbing Lit. Mn. ix , 277 Lit. MBh. vi , 4458

  effort Lit. Hit.

  insisting upon , tenacity , perseverance in (loc. or in comp.) Lit. BhP. vii , 14 , 11 Lit. Naish. ix , 12 Lit. Kathās. Lit. Rājat. viii , 226

  taking , receiving , reception Lit. Mn. viii , 180 Lit. Śṛiṅgār.

  taking up (any fluid)

  choosing Lit. MBh. xii , 83 , 12 Lit. Sāh. vi , 136

  " favour " see [ -nigraha ]

  mentioning , employing (a word) Lit. Mn. viii , 271 Lit. Pāṇ. 7-1 , 21 , Lit. Kār. 2 Lit. Amar. Lit. Rājat.

  apprehension , perception , understanding Lit. Bhāshāp. Lit. BhP. Lit. Sarvad. Sch. on Lit. Jaim. and Lit. KapS.

  [ grahāya ] ind. ( [ āya ] ) dat. = [ gṛhītvā ] see √ [ grah ] ( cf. [ guda- ] , [śiro- ] , [ hanu- ] , [ hṛd- ] .)