ग्रसति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From ग्रस् , from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow, devour”).

Compare Ancient Greek γράω (gráō).

Pronunciation

Verb

ग्रसति • (grásati) (root ग्रस्, class 1, type P)

  1. to affect or control
  2. to seize with the mouth, take into the mouth, swallow, devour, eat, consume
  3. to swallow up, cause to disappear
  4. to eclipse
  5. to swallow or slur over words, pronounce indistinctly
  6. to suppress, stop or neglect (a lawsuit)
  7. to consume, swallow

References
  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 371
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