Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

agrāhya अग्राह्य – ungraspable; imperceptible

adjective · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary adjective

ungraspable; imperceptible

Derived from

  1. a अ previx — negative prefix a-; not; without
  2. grāhya ग्राह्य adjective — perceptible; to be grasped
Cappeller 1891 adjective

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agrāhya ·a. = agṛhya.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

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A-grāhya, as, ā, am, unfit or improper to be received, accepted, perceived, obtained, admitted, trusted; deserving to be rejected or refused.

Petersburger 1855 adjective

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agrāhya (3. a + grāhya) adj. nicht wahrnehmbar: agrāhyavīrya ātapaḥ R. 3,22,20.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective

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agrāhya Adj. — 1〉 nicht zu packen, — fassen: mūrdhajeṣu MṚCCH. 122,23. nicht fassbar Spr. 75. — 2〉 nicht wahrnehmbar Chr. 86,21. nicht begreifbar Spr. 75. — 3〉 nicht anzuerkennen MBH. 13,163,9.

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*apigṛhya (ved.) und *agrāhya Adj.

Apte 1890 adjective

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agrāhya a. Not acceptable, that which ought not to be taken or accepted as a gift, present &c.; ˚hyaṃ śivanirmālyaṃ patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ jalaṃ; not to be perceived, admitted or trusted; not to be considered or taken into account. — hyā N. of the clay or mṛttikā which ought not to be taken for purposes of purification.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

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agrāhya unfassbar, unwahrnehmbar.

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MandUp 1 occurrence
MandUp 3-7: Four modes of awareness 1 occurrence

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