As a deity name
Name 420 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
परिग्रह · noun · masculine
प्रतिग्रह । ग्रहण । लेना । दान लेना · पाना · धनादि का संग्रह — Śabdasāgara
परिग्रह · pari-grah · s.m.
Laying hold (of), seizing, grasping; taking, accepting, receiving, acceptance; surrounding, encircling; embracing — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 252
Cited formation "परिग्रह" is परि- + ग्रह: ग्रह means "planet", and the prefix परि- forms around, fully, well. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §3(13) — cited from the extracted rule table
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
laying hold of on all sides, surrounding, enclosing, fencing round (esp. the Vedi or sacrificial altar by means of three lines or furrows), &c.
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Dictionary citations
pari-graha m. (ifc. f(ā). ) laying hold of on all sides, surrounding, enclosing, fencing round (esp. the Vedi or sacrificial altar by means of three lines or furrows), ŚBr.; KātyŚr. &c.
wrapping round, putting on (a dress &c.), assuming (a form &c.), Kāv.
comprehending, summing up, sum, totality, ŚāṅkhBr.; Mn.
taking, accepting, receiving or anything received, a gift or present, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
getting, attaining, acquisition, possession, property (ifc. ‘being possessed of or furnished with’), ib.
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