Ati-grāha, as, m. object of a graha, i. e. of an apprehensive organ; there are eight such grahas, viz. prāṇa, ‘inhaling or nose;’ vāc, ‘speech;’ jihvā, ‘tongue;’ cakṣus, ‘eye;’ śrotra, ‘ear;’ manas, ‘mind;’ hasta, ‘hand;’ tvac, ‘skin:’ these have eight corresponding ati-grāhas or objects, viz. apāna, ‘exhaling substance;’ nāman, ‘name;’ rasa, ‘sap or taste;’ rūpa, ‘form;’ śabda, ‘sound;’ kāma, ‘desire;’ karman, ‘action;’ and sparśa, ‘touch.’
ati-grāha m. the object of a graha (q.v.) or organ of apprehension (these are eight, and their corresponding ati-grahas or objects, are apāna, ‘fragrant substance’; nāman ‘name’; rasa ‘flavour’; rūpa ‘form’; sabda ‘sound’; kāma ‘desire’; karman ‘action’; sparśa ‘touch’), ŚBr. xiv.
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