Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

grahītṛ ग्रहीतृ – grasper; apprehender

adjective · substantive masculine

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive masculine

grasper; apprehender

Derived from

  1. grah ग्रह् verbal root — grasp; seize; perceive
  2. tṛ तृ suffix — agent suffix -tṛ
Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

grahītṛ ·m. seizer, taker, buyer, observer, hearer.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

Grahītṛ, tā, trī, tṛ, a taker, seizer, accepter, receiver, purchaser; perceiver, perceiving, observant; taking, disposed to take; [cf. pāṇi-grahītṛ and gṛhītṛ.]

Apte 1890 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

grahītṛ a. (trī f.) [grah-tṛc iṭo dīrghaḥ] 1 A taker, an accepter; as in guṇagrahītṛ q. v. 2 Perceiver, observant. 3 Debtor. 4 Purchaser.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

grahītṛ grahītṛ a. (f. trī) qui prend, preneur.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 1.40–41: Mastery 1 occurrence

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SVU 1 occurrence
SVU 3.19-3.21: Beyond the Senses 1 occurrence

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