| āyam | आयम् | ā-√ yam P. -yacchati and (Ved.) -yamati, to stretch, lengthen out, extend, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Lāṭy.]; [Suśr.]; [MBh.] &c.; to stretch (a bow); to put on (an arrow &c.); to draw near, bring hither; to fetch, procure, [RV.]; to keep, stop, hold in, draw back, restrain, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [MBh.]; [BhP.] &c.; to produce, [Bhaṭṭ.] : Ā. -yacchate (cf. [Pāṇ. i, 3, 28] and [75]) to stretch one's self or be stretched or strained; to grow long, [L.]; to grasp, possess, [L.] : Caus. -yāmayati, to bring near, draw near; to carry, fetch, [RV.]; to lengthen, extend, [Suśr.]; to produce or make visible; to show, [MBh.] |