ākram- [ ā-√ kram ] P. Ā. ( p. P. [ ā-krāmat ] cf. MBh. i , 5018 ; p. Ā. [ ā-kramamāṇa ] cf. TS. ; aor. [ ā-akramῑt ] cf. RV. ; perf. p. Ā. [ -cakramāṇa ] cf. RV. vi , 62 , 2. ;ind. p. [ -kr'amya ] cf. AV. &c. ) to step or go near to , come towards , approach , visit cf. RV. cf. AV. &c.; to step or tread upon ( acc. [ cf. RV. x , 166 , 5 cf. ŚāṅkhŚr. cf. Mn. &c. ] or loc. [ cf. MBh. cf. BhP. ] ); ( ind. p. [ ā-kramya ] ) to hold fast with the hands , seize cf. MBh. i , 5936 cf. R.;to attack , invade cf. Mṛcch. ( Inf. [ -kramitum ] ) cf. MārkP. cf. Hit.; ( in astron. ) to eclipse cf. VarBṛS.; to undertake , begin ( with Inf. ) cf. R. iii , 4 , 5: Ā. [ ā-kramate ] ( cf. Pāṇ. 1-3 , 40 ; fut. p. [ -kraṃsyamāna ] ) to rise , mount , ascend cf. AV. ix , 5 , 1 and 8 cf. ŚBr. cf. MBh. &c. : Caus. [ ā-kramayati ] , to cause to come or step near cf. TS. cf. ŚBr. cf. KātyŚr. cf. Lāṭy.; to cause any one ( instr. ) to enter into ( acc. ) cf. Kum. vi , 52: Desid. [ ā-cikraṃsate ] , to wish to ascend cf. Pāṇ. 1-3 , 62 cf. Sch.

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