nigrah | निग्रह् | nigrah
ni-√ grah | नि-√ ग्रह् | P. Ā. -gfhṛāti | -ग्फ़्हृआति |, ṛīte | ऋईते | (dat. inf. -gra/Be | -ग्र/Bए |, RV.), to hold down, lower, depress, RV.; TS.; KātyŚr.; to keep or hold back, draw near, attract, RV.; AV.; ŚBr. &c.; to seize, catch, hold, hold fast, stop, restrain, suppress, curb, tame, punish, Mn.; MBh. &c.; to contract, close (as the eyes), Mṛcch. ii, 13/14 Caus. -grāhayati | -ग्राहयति |, to cause to be apprehended or seized, Daś. : Caus. of Desid. -jiṅfkśayati | -जिङ्फ़्क्शयति | (p. ˚śayat | ˚शयत् |), to cause any one to desire to overpower or excel, Bhaṭṭ.