mfn. ([Pāṇ. iii, 1, 134]) ifc. seizing, taking, holding, laying hold of [R.]; [Śak. ii, 6/7] (v.l.), [Bhartṛ.]; [Kathās.]
catching, engaged in catching, [xxv, 49]
picking, gathering, [Sāh. ii, 5/6]
containing, holding, [Daś. vii, 207]
gaining, obtaining, acquiring, [R. iii, 72, 1]
keeping, [Cāṇ.] ([Subh.])
purchasing, [Kathās. lvii, 20]
drawing, attracting, fascinating, alluring, [MBh. xiii, 1403]; [R. i], [v]
choosing, [MārkP. xxvii, 28]
searching, scrutinizing, [Śak. ii, 6/7]
‘perceiving, acknowledging’, see guṇa-
astringent, obstructing, constipating, [Car. vi, 8]; [Suśr.]
m. = °hi-phala, [L.]