cl. 1. Ā. drāghate, to be able; to stretch, lengthen; to exert one's self; to be tired; to tire, torment; to roam, stroll, [Dhātup. iv, 40] : Caus. drāghayati, to lengthen (also prosod., [RPrāt.]), extend, stretch, [Rājat.]; [Bhaṭṭ.]; to be long or slow, tarry, delay, [R.]