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    See also anugṛhṇāmi.


    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    p. 33, col. 1.
    anugrah anu-grah, cl. 9. P. -gṛhṇāti or Ved.

    -gṛbhṇāti, or cl. 9. A. -gṛhṇīte, -grahītum, to

    follow in taking or plundering; to support; uphold;

    to receive, welcome; treat with kindness, favour,

    oblige; foster.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 69, col. 2.
    anugrah 9 P. (Ved.

    gṛbhṇāti).

    1 To favour, oblige, treat with kindness; śilātalaikadeśamanugṛhṇānu vayasyaḥ Ś. 3 our friend will be so good as to, or kindly, take a seat on the stone; ayaṃ viṣṭaro'nugṛhyatāṃ V. 5 be pleased to sit down &c.; maheṃdreṇa punaranugṛhītā V. 3 favoured (by modifying the curse); with instr. or abl. of that which is an obligation; anugṛhīto'hamanayā maghavataḥ saṃbhāvanayā Ś. 6; kataratkulamanugṛhītaṃ bhagavatyā janmanā K. 135; anugṛhīto'smi ahamupadeśādbhavataḥ V. 4 I am much obliged to you &c. (anugṛhīta is oft. used by itself in the sense of ‘much obliged’, ‘many thanks,’ ‘I thank you’, ‘I esteem it a favour’).

    2 To foster, cherish, protect, maintain (as fire); agnirnityānugṛhītaḥ syāt Āśval.

    3 To receive, welcome.

    4 To hold up, support, uphold.

    5 To follow in robbing, seizing or depriving.

    6 To keep to, conform or correspond to, follow, take after; ākṛtimanugṛhṇaṃti guṇāḥ Vb. 2; kṣātradharmaścānugṛhīto bhavati U. 5.

    Caus. To cause to favour, or to favour; āryasya darśanenātmānamanugrāhayituṃ Mu. 4.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 32, col. 1.
    anu-√ grah to follow in taking or plundering, MBh. iv, 996, to support; to uphold; to receive, welcome; to treat with kindness, favour, oblige; to foster.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 1, p. 92.
    anugrah 9 P. (Ved. -gṛbhṇāti). 1 To favour, oblige, treat with kindness; śilātalaikadeśamanugṛhṇātu vayasyaḥ Ś.3 our friend will be so good as to, or kindly, take a seat on the stone; ayaṃ viṣṭaro'nugṛhyatām V.5 be pleased to sit down &c.; mahendreṇa punaranugṛhītā V.3 favoured (by modifying the curse); with instr. or abl. of that which is an obligation; anugṛhīto'hamanayā maghavataḥ sambhāvanayā S.6; katara- tkulamanugṛhītaṃ bhagavatyā janmanā K.135, anugṛhīto'smi ahamupadeśā- dbhavataḥ V.4. I am much obliged to you &c. (anugṛhīta is oft. used by itself in the sense of 'much obliged', 'many thanks', 'I thank you', 'I esteem it as a favour'.) -2 To foster, cherish, protect, maintain (as fire); agnirnityānugṛhītaḥ syāt Āśval. -2 To receive, welcome. -4 To hold up, support, uphold. tribhistīkṣṇairmahāvegaira- nvagṛhṇācchiraḥ śaraiḥ Mb.6.120.45. -5 To follow in robbing, seizing or depriving. -6 To keep to, conform or correspond to, follow, take after; ākṛtimanugṛhṇanti guṇāḥ Vb.2; kṣātradharmaścānugṛhīto bhavati U.5. -Caus. To cause to favour, or to favour; āryasya darśanenātmānamanugrāhayitum Mu.4.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 34, col. 2.
    anu-GRAH- s'emparer de (à la suite); tenir; se montrer favorable, rendre heureux; cultiver qq'un; caus. favoriser; °gṛhīta- bien traité, obligé, objet de faveur.