atigraha

atigraha m. (-haḥ) I. Overtaking, surpassing. E. grah with

ati, kṛt aff. ac.

II. Tatpur. (In the philosophical terminology of the

Upanishads) that which goes beyond the grahas or the

eight instruments of apprehension i. e. the objects or func-

tions of apprehension themselves: thus with the graha prāṇa

(meaning there ‘the nose’) corresponds the atigraha apāna

(meaning there ‘fragrant substance’), with the graha vāc,

the atigraha nāman and likewise, with the other six grahas

jihvā, cakṣus, śrotra, manas, hasta, tvac, the atigrahas rasa,

rūpa, śabda, kāma, karman and sparśa.--Also called atigrāha.

E. ati and graha (in the sense of the accusative).

Ati-graha, as, m. act of overtaking or surpassing;

one who takes or seizes to an extraordinary extent;

(in philosophy) the same as atigrāha.

atigraha a. [atikrāṃto grahaṃ] Difficult to be comprehended, incomprehensible.

— haḥ, grāhaḥ

1 Object of an apprehensive organ, such as sparśa ‘touch’ the object of tvac, rasa of jihvā &c. The Grahas are eight in number; prāṇa, vāc, jihvā, cakṣus, śrotra, manas, hastau & tvac; the corresponding atigrāhas being apāna, nāman, rasa, rūpa, śabda, kāma, karman & sparśa.

2 Right knowledge, correct apprehension.

3 Act of overtaking, surpassing &c.

4 One who seizes or takes to a very great extent.

ati-grahá m. act of taking over or beyond surpassing, one who takes or seizes to an extraordinary extent, (in phil.) = atigrāha.

atigraha a. [atikrānto graham] Difficult to be comprehended, incomprehensible. -haḥ, -grāhaḥ 1 Object of an apprehensive organ, such as sparśa 'touch' the object of tvac, rasa of jihvā &c. The Grahas are eight in number; prāṇa, vāc, jihvā, cakṣus, śrotra, manas, hastau, & tvac; the corresponding atigrāhas being apāna, nāman, rasa, rūpa, śabda, kāma, karman & sparśa. atha hainaṃ jāratkārava ārtabhāgaḥ papraccha yājñavalkyeti hovāca kati grahāḥ katyatigrahā iti | aṣṭau grahā aṣṭāvatigrahā iti Bṛi. Up.3.2.1. -2 Right knowledge, correct apprehension. -3 Act of overtaking, surpassing &c. -4 One who siezes or takes to a very great extent.

ati-graha- °grāha- m. n. d'une fonction répondant à chacun des huit graha.

atigraha (von grah mit ati) m.

1) ein übermächtiger Greifer, Fasser BṚH. ĀR. UP. 3, 2, 1. 9; vgl. atigrāha .

— 2) das Ueberflügeln, Uebertreffen P. 5, 4, 46.

atigrahá m.

— 1) der mächtigere Ergreifer , Rez. der den acht Graha entsprechenden Objecte oder Functionen ŚAT. BR. 14,6,2,1.

— 2) das Ueberflügeln , Uebertreffen.

atigraha tri0 atiśayitaḥ graho jñānaṃ, svasvakāryyasya grahaṇaṃ
vā yeṣām . svasvaviṣayagrāhakeṣu netrādiṣu jñānendriyeṣu,
ādānādisvasvakāryyakārakeṣu vāgādiṣu karmmendriyeṣu ca .
atikrānto graham . atyantadurbodhe tri0 . atiśayito
graho jñānam . sarvvathā samyagjñāne pu0 . atigrahaṇā-
dayo'pyuktārtheṣu .