āraB | आरB | AraB
ā-√ raB | आ-√ रB | P. (only pf. 1. pl. -raraBmā/ | -ररBमा/ |, RV. viii, 45, 20) Ā. -raBate | -रBअते | (pf. -reBe | -रेBए |, &c.; Inf. -ra/Bam | -र/Bअम् | and -ra/Be | -र/Bए |, RV.) to lay or take hold of, keep fast, cling to, RV.; AV.; ŚBr. &c.; to gain a footing; to enter, reach, attain, RV.; to undertake, commence, begin, TBr.; ŚBr.; MBh.; Ragh.; Kathās. &c.; to make, produce; to form, compose, BhP. &c.: Intens. (pf. ā/-ra/raBe | आ/-र/रBए |) to cling to, RV. i, 168, 3.