ā-√ rabh P. (only pf. 1. pl. -rarabhmā́, [RV. viii, 45, 20]) Ā. -rabhate (pf. -rebhe, &c.; Inf. -rábham and -rábhe, [RV.]) to lay or take hold of, keep fast, cling to, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.] &c.; to gain a footing; to enter, reach, attain, [RV.]; to undertake, commence, begin, [TBr.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]; [Ragh.]; [Kathās.] &c.; to make, produce; to form, compose, [BhP.] &c.: Intens. (pf. ā́-rárabhe) to cling to, [RV. i, 168, 3.]