vi-√ grah P. Ā. -gṛhṇāti, °ṇīte (Ved. also -gṛbhṇāti, °ṇīte), to stretch out or apart, spread out, [AV.]; to distribute, divide (esp. to draw out fluids at several times), [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; [TBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; to hold apart, separate, isolate, [ŚrS.]; (in gram.) to analyse (cf. vi-graha); to wage war, fight against (acc.), [MBh.]; to quarrel, contend with (instr. with or without saha, or sārdham), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to seize, lay hold of (acc. or loc.), [MBh.]; [Mṛcch.]; to receive in a friendly manner, welcome, [MBh.]; to perceive, observe, [BhP.] : Caus. -grāhayati, to cause to fight, cause to wage war against, Das, [Bhaṭṭ.] : Desid. -jighṛkṣati, to wish to fight against, [Bhaṭṭ.]