(confer, comparerabh-) cl.1 A1. () labhate- (Epic also ti-and lambhate-; perfect tenselebh/e-, Epic also lalābha-; Aoristalabdha-, alapsata-; precedinglapsīya-; futurelabdhā-grammar; lapsyate-, ti- etc.; labhiṣyati-; infinitive moodlabdhum-; ind.p.labdhv/ā- etc.; -labhya-, -lambham- etc.; lābham-), to take, seize, catch ; catch sight of, meet with, find etc. etc. (with antaram-,to find an opportunity, make an impression, be effective;with avakāśam-,to find scope, be appropriate;with kālam-,to find the right time or moment) ; to gain possession of, obtain, receive, conceive, get, receive ("from" ablative;"as" accusative), recover (with garbham-,"to conceive an embryo","become pregnant";with padam-,to obtain a footing) ; to gain the power of (doing anything), succeed in, be permitted or allowed to (infinitive mood or dative caseexempli gratia, 'for example'labhate draṣṭum-,or darśanāya-,"he is able or allowed to see") etc. ; to possess, have ; to perceive, know, understand, learn, find out : Passive voicelabhy/ate- (Epic also ti-; Aoristalābhi-or alambhi-,with preposition only alambhi-; confer, compare), to be taken or caught or met with or found or got or obtained etc. ; to be allowed or permitted (infinitive mood sometimes with pass. sense exempli gratia, 'for example'nādharmo labhyate kartum-,"injustice ought not to be done", confer, compare above) ; to follow, result ; to be comprehended by (ablative) : Causallambhayati-, te- (Aoristalalambhat-), to cause to take or receive or obtain, give, bestow (generally with two accusative;rarely with accusative and instrumental case = to present with;in with two accusative and instrumental case; confer, compare) etc. ; to get, procure (confer, comparelambhita-) ; to find out, discover ; to cause to suffer ; Desiderativel/ipsate- (mc. also ti-līpsate-), to wish to seize or take or catch or obtain or receive (with accusative or genitive case;"from" ablative) : Intensivelālabhyate-, lālambhīti- or lālabdhi-grammar ([ Greek , ; Latin labor; Lithuanian la4bas, l/obis-.])
लभ् 1 Ā. (लभते, लेभे, अलब्ध, लप्स्यते, लब्धुम्, लब्ध) 1 To get, obtain, gain, acquire; लभेत सिकतासु तैलमपि यत्नतः पीडयन् Bh.2.5; चिराय याथार्थ्यमलम्भि दिग्गजैः Śi.1. 64. -2 To have, possess, be in possession of. -3 To take, receive. -4 To catch, take or catch hold of; प्रांशु- लभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः R.1.3. -5 To find, meet with; यत्किंचिल्लभते पथि. -6 To recover, regain. -7 To know, learn, perceive, understand; भ्रमणं ..... गमनादेव लभ्यते Bhāsā. P.6; सत्यमलभमानः Kull. on Ms.8.19. -8 To be able or be permitted (to do a thing) (with inf.); मर्तुमपि न लभ्यते; नाधर्मो लभ्यते कर्तुं लोके वैद्याधरे. (The senses of लभ् are modified according to the noun with which it is used; i. e. गर्भं लभ् to conceive, become pregnant; पदं or आस्पदं लभ् to gain a footing, take a hold on; see under पद; अन्तरं लभ् to get a footing, enter into; लेभे$न्तरं चेतसि नोपदेशः R.6.66 'was not impressed on the mind;' चेतनां-संज्ञां लभ् to regain one's consciousness; जन्म लभ् to be born; Ki.5.43; स्वास्थ्यं लभ् to enjoy ease, be at ease; दर्शनं लभ् to get an audience of &c.). -Caus. (लम्भयति-ते) 1 To cause to get or receive, cause to take; मधुरै रवशानि लम्भयन्नपि तिर्यञ्चि शमं निरीक्षितैः Ki.2.55. -2 To give, confer or bestow upon; मोदकशरावं माणवकं लम्भय V.3. -3 To cause to suffer. -4 To obtain, receive. -5 To find out, discover. -Desid. (लिप्सते) To wish to get, long for; अलब्धं चैव लिप्सेत H.2.8.
verb (class 1 parasmaipada) to catch (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to find (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to meet with (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to seize (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to take (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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