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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Udgrāha (उद्ग्राह).—Alleviation, ease, relief; name given to a Saṃdhi in the Prātiśākhya works when a visarga and a short vowel अ (a) preceding it are changed into short अ (a), (e. g. यः (yaḥ) + इन्द्रः (indraḥ) = य इन्द्रः (ya indraḥ)), as also when the vowel ए (e) or ओ (o) is changed into अ (a) being followed by a dissimilar vowel; e. g. अग्ने (agne) + इन्द्रः (indraḥ) = अग्न इन्द्रः (agna indraḥ); cf. R.Pr.II.10.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Udgraha (उद्ग्रह).—9 P.

1) To take up, lift up; शक्तिं चोग्रामुदग्रहीत् (śaktiṃ cogrāmudagrahīt) Bhaṭṭikāvya 15.52; elevate, erect, raise; उद्गृहीतालकान्ताः (udgṛhītālakāntāḥ) Meghadūta 8.

2) To take or draw out, take away. स यथा सैन्धवखिल्य उदके प्रास्त उदकमेवानुविलीयेत न हास्योद्ग्रहणायेव स्यात् (sa yathā saindhavakhilya udake prāsta udakamevānuvilīyeta na hāsyodgrahaṇāyeva syāt) Bṛ. Up. 2.4.12.

3) To deposit.

4) To preserve.

5) To cease (to rain). यद् गृह्णाति तन्निधनम् (yad gṛhṇāti tannidhanam) Ch. Up.2.3.2.

6) To break off, discontinue (speaking); उद्गृह्णन् निधनम् (udgṛhṇan nidhanam) Av. 9.6.47.

7) To concede, grant, allow; मायां मदीयामुद्गृह्य वदतां किं नु दुर्घटम् (māyāṃ madīyāmudgṛhya vadatāṃ kiṃ nu durghaṭam) Bhāgavata 11.22.4. -Caus.

1) To cause to take up or out; cause to pay.

2) To state, place before, adduce; विशेषविदुषः शास्त्रं यत्तवोद्ग्राह्यते पुरः (viśeṣaviduṣaḥ śāstraṃ yattavodgrāhyate puraḥ) Śiśupālavadha 2.75.

4) To extol, laud up.

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Udgrāha (उद्ग्राह).—[udi grahaḥ] P.III.3.35.

1) Lifting or taking up.

2) (In the Prātiśākhyas) The rule of Sandhi which causes the change of the terminations अः, ए (aḥ, e) and ओ (o) to अ (a) before a following vowel.

3) Replying in argument; rejoinder.

4) An objection.

Derivable forms: udgrāhaḥ (उद्ग्राहः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Udgraha (उद्ग्रह).—(m. or nt.; to prec.; compare Pali uggaha, not in this meaning), taking hold (sc. of a woman's person), a samghāvaśeṣa sin (= kāyasaṃsarga): Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iii.87.16.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udgraha (उद्ग्रह).—m.

(-haḥ) 1. Taking up. 2. An object that may be accomplished by religious or other acts. E. ud before grah to take, ac aff.

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Udgrāha (उद्ग्राह).—m.

(-haḥ) 1. Taking up. 2. Replying in argument. E. ut up, grah to take, and ghañ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udgrāha (उद्ग्राह).—[masculine] taking up or away, a kind of Samdhi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Udgrāha (उद्ग्राह):—[=ud-grāha] [from ud-grah] m. ([Pāṇini 3-3, 35]) taking up, reception, [Uttararāma-carita]

2) [v.s. ...] ‘taking away’, Name of a Sandhi rule (which causes the change of aḥ, e, and o, to a before a following vowel), [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya 133]

3) [v.s. ...] replying in argument, objection, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] (in music) the introductory part of a piece.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Udgraha (उद्ग्रह):—[ud-graha] (haḥ) 1. m. Taking up; an object that may be attainable.

2) Udgrāha (उद्ग्राह):—[ud-grāha] (haḥ) 1. m. Taking up; replying in argument.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Udgraha (उद्ग्रह) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uggaha, Uggāha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Udgraha in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Graha, Ud.

Starts with: Udgrahaka, Udgrahana, Udgrahani, Udgrahanika, Udgrahapadavritti, Udgrahavant, Udgrahavat.

Ends with: Pratyudgraha, Vyudgraha.

Full-text: Uggaha, Udgrahapadavritti, Udgrahavat, Pratyudgraha, Udgrahanika, Udgrabha, Upadruta, Udgrabhana, Urkirakam, Ukkiram, Prabandha, Ela.

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