ग्रसति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gras- (“to gnaw”). Compare Latin grāmen, Ancient Greek γράω (gráō).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɽɐ́.s̪ɐ.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɽɐ.s̪ɐ.t̪i/

Verb

ग्रसति • (grásati) (root ग्रस्, class 1 P A1)

to affect or control
to seize with the mouth, take into the mouth, swallow, devour, eat, consume
to swallow up, cause to disappear
to eclipse
to swallow or slur over words, pronounce indistinctly
to suppress, stop or neglect (a lawsuit)
to consume, swallow

References

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 371

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