गृह्णाति

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇāti) — Rigvedic

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গৃহ্ণাতি (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬺᬳ᭄ᬡᬵᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• গৃহ্ণাতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰴𑰮𑰿𑰜𑰯𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀾𑀳𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဂၖဟ္ဏာတိ (Burmese script)
• ગૃહ્ણાતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਗ੍ਰਹ੍ਣਾਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦽꦲ꧀ꦟꦴꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑃂𑂯𑂹𑂝𑂰𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಗೃಹ್ಣಾತಿ (Kannada script)
• គ្ឫហ្ណាតិ (Khmer script)
• ຄ຺ຣິຫ຺ຓາຕິ (Lao script)
• ഗൃഹ്ണാതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᡵᡳᡥᢏᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘵𑘮𑘿𑘜𑘰𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠷᠢᠾᢏᠠᢗᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧖𑧎𑧠𑦼𑧑𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐺𑐴𑑂𑐞𑐵𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଗୃହ୍ଣାତି (Odia script)
• ꢔꢺꢲ꣄ꢠꢵꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆸𑆲𑇀𑆟𑆳𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖴𑖮𑖿𑖜𑖯𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ගෘහ‍්ණාති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩙𑪂 𑪙𑩪𑩛𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚩𑚶𑚘𑚭𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• க்³ரிஹ்ணாதி (Tamil script)
• గృహ్ణాతి (Telugu script)
• คฺฤหฺณาติ (Thai script)
• གྲྀ་ཧྞཱ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒵𑒯𑓂𑒝𑒰𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨼𑨉𑨱𑩇𑨘𑨊𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥bʰnáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab, seize”). See गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇāti) for cognates.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡr̩ɦ.ɳɑ́ː.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡr̩ɦˈɳɑː.t̪i/

Verb

गृह्णाति • (gṛhṇā́ti) third-singular present indicative (root ग्रह्, class 9, type P)

1. to grab, seize, take by the hand
2. to grasp
3. to capture, take prisoner, take captive

Related terms

• गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇāti)
• ग्रहण (grahaṇa)

Descendants

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Indus Kohistani: ghin-
  • Kamkata-viri: gin-
  • Khotanese: گنِک (ganik, “to seize”)
  • Kashmiri: ginnu

    Arabic script: گِنُّ

    Devanagari script: गिन्नु

  • Phalura: ghin-
  • Shina: گنیک (ginóĭki), گݨیک (giṇóĭki)
  • Torwali: gin-
  • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: gin-
• Kholosi: genai
• Pali: gaṇhāti, gahessati
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀇 (gaṇhaï)
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Early Assamese: ঘেনাইব (ghenaibo)
      • Odia: ଘିନିବା (ghiniba), ଘେନିବା (gheniba)
  • Northern:
    • Khasa Prakrit:
      • Western Pahari:
        • Bhadrawahi: घिन्न्णू (ghinnṇū)
        • Churahi: घिन्णा (ghinṇā)
        • Jaunsari: घीन्णोँ (ghīnṇō̃)
        • Pangwali: घिन्णा (ghinṇā)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Lahnda: گھنݨ (ghinnaṇ), گھدھا (ghiddā)
        • Punjabi: ghinnaṇā

          Gurmukhi script: ਘਿੰਨਣਾ

          Shahmukhi script: گھِنَّݨَا

      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi: g̠iṇhaṇu, g̠iddhā

          Arabic script: گِڻهَڻُ, گِدڌَا

          Devanagari script: गिण्हणु, गिद्धा

          • Jadgali: [script needed] (ghinṇu)
          • Kachchi: ગિન્ણૂ (ginṇū)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ގަންނަނީ (gan̊nanī)
      • Sinhalese: ගන්නවා (gannawā)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑁂𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀇 (geṇhaï), 𑀕𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀇 (gaṇhaï)
      • Konkani: ghevce

        Devanagari script: घेव्चे

        Latin script: ghevche

        Kannada script: ಘೆವ್ಛೆ

      • Marathi: घेणे (gheṇe)
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑀳𑀇 (gahaï)
  • Central:
    • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
      • Old Awadhi: गहइ (gahai)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindustani: gahnā
        • Hindi: गहना
        • Urdu: گَہنَا
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Bihari:
        • Maithili: गहब (gahab)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Punjabi: gahiṇā

          Gurmukhi script: ਗਹਿਣਾ

          Shahmukhi script: گَہِݨَا

  • Southern:
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Konkani: gheṇẽ

        Devanagari script: घेणें

        Kannada script: ಘೆನೆಂ

        Latin script: ghennem

      • Marathi: घेणे (gheṇe)
  • Western:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Gujarati: ગ્રહવું (grahvũ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “गृह्णाति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 371/2.