upa-√grah P. -gṛhṇāti (aor. -agrabhīt AV.) to seize from below

• to hold under, put under

• to support AV. vii, 110, 3 ŚBr. KātyŚr. PārGṛ. &c

• to collect a fluid (by holding a vessel under) TS

• to seize, take possession of, take, obtain

• to subdue, become master of MBh. R. BhP. Mn. Pañcat. &c

• to draw near (to one's self)

• to conciliate, propitiate

• to take as one's ally ChUp

• to comprehend BhP. iii, 22, 21

• to take up again, renew MBh. xii, 5206

• to accept, approve MBh. xii, 6977

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William